The 'Church of the Apostles' existed during the late 8th and early 9th centuries, according to the 'Life of the Apostle Andrew' by Epiphanius of Salamis.įollowing the fall of Khazaria to Kievan Rus' in the late 10th century, Kerch became the centre of a Khazar successor-state. John the Baptist was founded in 717 thus, it is the oldest church in Ukraine. Christianity was a major religion in Kerch during the period of Khazar rule.

In the 7th century, the Turkic Khazars took control of Bospor, and the city was named Karcha from Turkic 'karşı' meaning 'opposite, facing.' The main local government official during Khazar times was the tudun. Middle AgesĬhurch of St John the Baptist, 8th century The settlement was founded by Ionians in the first half of the 6th c. Myrmekion was founded in the eastern part of the Kerch, 4 km NE of ancient Panticapaeum. In the 1st century AD Panticapaeum and the Kingdom of Bosporus suffered from Ostrogoth raids then the city was devastated by the Huns in AD 375. A large portion of the city's population was ethnically Scythian, later Sarmatian, as the large royal barrow ( Kurgan) at Kul-Oba testifies. According to extant documents the Melek-Chesme river (small and shallow nowadays) was navigable in Bosporan times, and sea galleys were able to enter the river. The city's main exports were grain and salted fish wine-making was also common. The city was located at the intersection of trade routes between the steppe and Europe. Later, during the rule of Mithradates VI Eupator, Panticapaeum for a short period of time became the capital of the much more powerful and extensive Kingdom of Pontus. Panticapaeum subdued nearby cities and by 480 BC became a capital of the Kingdom of Bosporus. Kerch as a city starts its history in 7th century BC, when Greek colonists from Miletus founded a city-state named Panticapaeum on Mount Mithridat near the mouth of the Melek-Chesme river. Today, it is one of the largest cities in Crimea and is among the republic's most important industrial, transport and tourist centres. The city experienced rapid growth starting in the 1920s and was the site of a major battle during World War II. Kerch ( Ukrainian: Керч Russian: Керчь, pronounced Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ Ancient Greek: Παντικάπαιον, Pantikápaion Medieval Greek: Βόσπορος Bosporos Crimean Tatar: Keriç, Керич Turkish: Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea.įounded 2,600 years ago as an ancient Greek colony, Kerch is considered to be one of the most ancient cities in Crimea. Mogilev, Smolensk, Çanakkale, Oryol, Odintsovo, Sochiġ Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( de jure) or Republic of Crimea ( de facto), depending on jurisdiction. Panticapaeum, Bosporus, Vosporo, Korchev, Cerchio

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