Kyrk-Or (Kirkor)

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Kyrk-Or (Kirkor) is the historical Crimean Tatar name for the medieval cave town and fortress now known as Chufut-Kale in Crimea.

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Kyrk-Or (Kirkor) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crimean Tatar toponym
exonym
historical place name
alternateName Kirkor NERFINISHED
alternateSpelling Kirk-Or NERFINISHED
appliesTo Chufut-Kale NERFINISHED
associatedReligion Islam NERFINISHED
Karaite Judaism NERFINISHED
associatedWith fortress
medieval cave town
country Crimea NERFINISHED
culturalContext Crimean Karaite history
Crimean Tatar history
heritageStatus archaeological site
historicalNameOf Chufut-Kale NERFINISHED
language Crimean Tatar NERFINISHED
locatedIn Crimea
Crimean Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedOn cliff edge
nameMeaning Forty Fortifications NERFINISHED
near Bakhchysarai NERFINISHED
notableFor cave dwellings
defensive fortifications
partOf historic Crimean Khanate territory
region Black Sea region NERFINISHED
Eastern Europe
replacedByName Chufut-Kale NERFINISHED
timePeriod Middle Ages
topography plateau
usedByEthnicGroup Crimean Tatars NERFINISHED

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Chufut-Kale (nearby cave city) earlierName Kyrk-Or (Kirkor)
subject surface form: Chufut-Kale