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Coordinates: 44°360N 33°360E / 44.60000°N 33.60000°E / 44.60000; 33.60000
 

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Inkerman
Инкерман
Інкерман
İnkerman
The urban areas on the west bank of the Tschorna, has been converted into rural settlements.
The urban areas on the west bank of the Tschorna, has been converted into rural settlements.
Flag of Inkerman
Coat of arms of Inkerman
Inkerman is located in Crimea
Inkerman

Inkerman

Location of Inkerman within Crimea

Coordinates: 44°36′0″N 33°36′0″E / 44.60000°N 33.60000°E / 44.60000; 33.60000
CountryDisputed:

Autonomous RepublicCrimea (de jure)
RaionBakhchysarai Raion (de jure)
Federal subjectSevastopol (de facto)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total10,348
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
299703 — 299709
Area code8692
Former namesKalamita (until 1475), Belokamensk (1976 — 1991)
Map

Inkerman (Russian: Инкерман, Ukrainian: Інкерман, Crimean Tatar: İnkerman) is a city in the Crimean peninsula. It is de facto within the federal cityofSevastopol within the Russian Federation, but de jure within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within Ukraine. It lies 5 kilometres (3 miles) east of Sevastopol, at the mouth of the Chernaya River which flows into Sevastopol Inlet (also called the North Inlet). Administratively, Inkerman was subordinate to the municipality of Sevastopol, but since September 2023 it de jure became a part of Bakhchysarai Raion of AR Crimea.[1] Population: 10,348 (2014 Census).[2]

The name Inkerman is said to mean 'cave fortress' in Turkish.[3] During the Soviet era, the area was known between 1976 and 1991 as Bilokamiansk (Ukrainian: Білокам'янськ) or Belokamensk (Russian: Белокаменск), which literally means 'white stone city', in reference to the soft white stone quarried in the area and commonly used for construction. In 1991 the Ukrainian authorities restored the pre-1976 name.

History

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The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The cave monastery of St. Clement was founded near Inkerman in the 8th century by Byzantine icon-venerators fleeing persecution in their homeland. The monastery was closed during the Soviet era and several of its churches destroyed but is now in restoration and brought back into use.

The city was called Kalamita (Greek: Καλαμίτα) and was a medieval fortress built in the 8th-9th century on a strategic cliff overlooking the estuary and later expanded in the 14th century. In 1475 Kalamita, along with the rest of the Principality of Theodoro, was taken by the Turks, and Kalamita would be renamed Inkerman. After the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca in 1774 the fortress was abandoned and fell into ruin, but a small settlement at the base of the cliff remained.

Martin Bronevski who visited Inkerman in 1578 saw several Greek inscriptions.[4]

The town became the centre of worldwide attention in 1854 during the Crimean War, when Inkerman was the scene of the Battle of Inkerman and the Battle of Chernaya River, both victorious for the French and the British troops.

During the Soviet times, a large underground ammunition warehouse of the Black Sea Fleet was situated under rocky cliffs in the Inkerman area. The storage was abandoned in the 1970s after an explosion that damaged the facility but did not detonate all its stockpiles. However, no efforts to secure the site were made until the 1990s when local residents began salvaging explosives which led to a number of deaths. Ukrainian Army engineer corps started extracting and decommissioning outdated ammunition in 2000 under a special government program.

Inkerman has since largely returned to its pre-war obscurity, serving as a suburb of Sevastopol linked to the downtown core by commuter ferries. One of the major Crimean wineries featuring the Inkerman label is located in the adjacent area. A popular hiking trail leading into Crimean Mountains begins just east of the town.

A horse in the Household Cavalry Blues and Royals has been named after the town and battle.

The left flank company of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, which holds the traditions of the disbanded 3rd Battalion (which played a large part of the battle) is named after the town and battle. Now known as the Inkerman Company, or by its nickname "The Ribs".

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References

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  1. ^ "Про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою Автономної Республіки Крим". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  • ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  • ^ Compare: Turkish in 'cave, burrow'; Turkish kermen 'fortress'.
  • ^ (aka Broniovius, aka Marcin Broniowski, 1568-1624), in his Tartariae Descriptio, according to Alexander A. Vasiliev, The Goths in the Crimea, 1936, p.216
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