Bakhchysarai

The city of Bakhchisarai is the former capital of the Crimean Khanate, the residence of the khans from the 16th to the 18th centuries. According to legend, it was founded by Khan Mengli-Girey, 2 km from the former capital Salachik, the construction of the palace was completed under Sahib Girey. The name translates as "palace surrounded by gardens". For two centuries it was the center of the political, spiritual and cultural life of the state of the Crimean Tatars. In 1736, it was completely burned down by the Russian army under the command of Minich, the khan's palace was restored to its original form during the rebuilding of the city, and a museum was later created. Before the deportation of 1944, Bakhchisarai was one of the main cultural centers of the Crimean Tatars. No ...

The city of Bakhchisarai is the former capital of the Crimean Khanate, the residence of the khans from the 16th to the 18th centuries. According to legend, it was founded by Khan Mengli-Girey, 2 km from the former capital Salachik, the construction of the palace was completed under Sahib Girey. The name translates as "palace surrounded by gardens". For two centuries it was the center of the political, spiritual and cultural life of the state of the Crimean Tatars. In 1736, it was completely burned down by the Russian army under the command of Minich, the khan's palace was restored to its original form during the rebuilding of the city, and a museum was later created. Before the deportation of 1944, Bakhchisarai was one of the main cultural centers of the Crimean Tatars. Now it is a popular tourist attraction. Nearby - the cave city of the Karaites Chufut-Kale and the cave Assumption Monastery.