Simferopol Sights

Sights in Simferopol

  1. A

    Kebi-Djami Mosque

    A young city, founded in the 18th century under Russia’s Catherine the Great, Simferopol contains no must-sees. Remnants do survive, however, of earlier civilisations on the same site. The most interesting is the restored 16th-century Kebi-Djami mosque, which dates back to the Crimean Tatar town of Ak-Mechet (White Mosque).

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  2. Neopolis

    There’s little sense of history about the much-touted Neopolis, 2km east of the centre. However, it offers a good view of Simferopol in all its Soviet-constructivist glory, should you be tempted by such things. Archaeological excavations of a late Scythian city (300 BC–AD 300) seem to have been abandoned.

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  3. B

    Crimean Ethnographic Museum

    The memorable thing about the modest Crimean Ethnographic Museum is its first room. It boasts a 3-D relief map of Crimea, populated with nearly 50 colourful small statues representing the peninsula’s different peoples throughout history.

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  4. C

    Three Saints Church

    The five-domed Three Saints Church.

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