Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis, also known as Kermenchik, was an Iranic settlement that existed in the Crimean Peninsula from the end of the 3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD.
Scythian Neapolis, also known as Kermenchik, was an Iranic settlement that existed in the Crimean Peninsula from the end of the 3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD. It was previously considered a town of the Tauric Chersonesus, and was mentioned by Strabo as being the fortress and palace where Scythian kings resided. It is regarded as the capital of the Late Scythian Kingdom and the capital of Great Scythia. The archaeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol. This city was the centre of Crimea's Scythian tribes, led by Skilurus and Palacus. The town ruled over a small kingdom, covering the lands between the lower Dnieper and Crimea. Between the end of the 4th century BC and the beginning of the 3rd century BC, historians suggest that the Kizil-Koba culture occupied the area of Scythian Neapolis before any Scythian artefacts were found; Neapolis was destroyed by the Goths halfway through the 3rd century AD. This settlement was first excavated in 1945 by Schultz and Golovkina.
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Worth seeing in and around Scythian Neapolis
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kebir-Jami Mosque, Simferopol
The Kebir Mosque is located in Simferopol, Crimea. The Kebir Mosque is a prominent architectural monument in Simferopol and the oldest building in the city.
1.3 km · cathedral mosque, oldest building in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 02Aqmescit Friday mosque
Akmesdzhyt Friday Mosque, also known as the Great Friday Mosque, and the Simferopol Cathedral Mosque, is the largest mosque in Simferopol, Crimea, which had been under construction since 2015 after 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. It opened on 9 December 2023.
2.1 km · mosque in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 03Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University
The V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University is a public university in Simferopol, Ukraine, currently temporarily relocated to Kyiv. The university was originally founded in 1918 in Simferopol as the first Western-style university in Crimea, during the turbulent period of the Civil War in the former Russian Empire.
1.6 km · university in Simferopol, Crimea · Wikipedia - 04S. I. Georgievsky Crimean State Medical University
The S. I. Georgievsky Crimean State Medical University was a medical university situated in Simferopol, Crimea.
3.1 km · Ukrainian medical college · Wikipedia - 05Lokomotiv Republican Sports Complex
Lokomotiv Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Simferopol, Crimea. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home of FC TSK Simferopol and formerly SC Tavriya Simferopol.
2.4 km · multi-purpose stadium in Simferopol, Crimean peninsula · Wikipedia - 06Simferopol Art Museum
Simferopol State Art Museum is an art museum located in the Crimean capital Simferopol. Simferopol Art Museum was founded in 1937.
2.8 km · Art museum in Simferopol · Wikipedia - 07The Shot in the Back
The Shot in the Back is monument in Simferopol, Crimea, funded by Crimean residents and the Communist Party of Ukraine to commemorate Soviet citizens and Red Army soldiers who were killed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army members during and after World War II. Standing 3.5 meters high, the monument was installed on Sovetskaya square. It was unveiled on 14 September 2007.
1.7 km · sculpture · Wikipedia - 08Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea
The building of the Supreme Council of Crimea is an administrative building in Simferopol, Crimea. It housed the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and currently hosts the State Council of Republic of Crimea following the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.
2.1 km · building in Crimea · Wikipedia - 09Seyit-Settar Mosque
The Seyit-Settar Mosque is a mosque in Old Simferopol neighborhood of Simferopol, Crimea.
1.7 km · mosque in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 10Fiolent Stadium
Fiolent, was the home ground of the now defunct Ukrainian football club of FC Ihroservice Simferopol. The ground opened for use on 1 April 1935.
2.4 km · football stadium in Ukraine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Scythian Neapolis
- Stations
- Simferopol Passenger train station, 3.7 km
- Krasnodar → Scythian Neapolis382 km · quickest by road, 7h 27m · ₽1,580–2,100
- Sochi → Scythian Neapolis471 km · quickest by road, 12h 3m · ₽2,340–3,120
- Moscow → Scythian Neapolis1227 km · quickest by road, 29h 11m · ₽6,150–8,250
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- Get in}} Marshrutka buses leave from across the car park outside the arrival area, look for the large Krimtrolleybus sign.
- Get inThere are about a dozen a day bus and marshrutka rides from Sevastopol each day.
- Get aroundThe most popular is called marshrutka or a minivan, minibus, or taxi.
- Get aroundA ride on the minivan or the bus however, might cost you only the equivalent of .
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Scythian Neapolis is 2 km from Simferopol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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