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Kerch
Fort Totleben
Crimea
Gate of fortress Kerch
Kerch
Coordinates	45°21′3.24″N 36°36′11.30″E / 45.3509000°N 36.6031389°E / 45.3509000; 36.6031389
Site information
Owner	public property
Open to the public	yes
Condition	good , part of destroyed
Site history
Built	1857-1865 (1857-1865)
Built by	Eduard Totleben
In use	defence of Kerch Strait
Materials	Stone

Kerch Fortress (Fort Totleben) is a fortress in eastern Crimea, located on Cape Ak-Burun (English: White Cape) at the narrowest point of the Kerch Strait. Built in the 19th century, the fortress was originally intended to protect the southern border of the Russian Empire.

History

The first fortress in the Kerch Strait was built in 1771. The first battery was built at the cape and later named Pavlovskij. Subsequently, the fort was rebuilt several times and armed.edit

During the existence of the Soviet Union, the fortress housed a military warehouse with equipment and ammunition for the Black Sea navy forces, as well as for a disciplinary battalion. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, military units began to disband. In 2003, the fortress territory was transferred to the Kerch State historical and cultural reserve.^[2]

Twenty-first centuryedit

The fort is protected by the State and is a landmark of Kerch and the Crimea.^[2]

Galleryedit

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External linksedit

• "Events in Kerch." ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES. In Your Pocket Guides, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.
• "Kerch Fortres." TracesofWar.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.
• "Eduard Ivanovich Totleben" Reference.com. Columbia University Press, 2004. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.
• Virtual Tour by Fortress Kerch