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Kerch acknowledged most ancient Russian city

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Kerch acknowledged most ancient Russian city


27.06.2017

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Kerch is the most ancient Russian city, IA Criminform advises. This conclusion was derived by the academic advisory board of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences after the presentation about performance of Panticapaion archeological expedition. According to General Director of the Eastern Crimean Historical and Cultural Preserve Tatyana Umrikhina, they have already obtained a corresponding document. She has added that currently the museum is preparing a package of documents to be sent to the presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the government of the Russian Federation. It is a necessary procedure for official registration of this fact.

Archaeologists believe that Kerch is a successor of the ancient Greek city called Panticapaion founded 610-590 B.C. Besides, this city was a capital of the first state in the country.

It is worth reminding that Derbent city in the Dagestan Republic celebrated its 2000th anniversary two years ago. However, now Derbent gave way to the Crimean city to be called the most ancient Russian city located at the bank of the Kerch strait.

At the territory of Kerch there are a lot historical and architectural monuments of different epochs. The list of city sights includes an ancient but still functioning John the Baptist’s Cathedral, Yeni-Kale fortress, Starokarantinskiye and Adzhimushkaiskiye catacombs and other monuments of architecture.

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