Ruin
Alupka-Isar
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 13th century
Alupka-Isar (Ukrainian Алупка-Ісар, Crimean Tatar Alupka İsar, Алупка Исар) is the ruins of a medieval, presumably feudal castle of the 13th century on the southern coast of Crimea, on the summit of Krestovaya mountain (also known as Biyuk-Isar), to the north of Alupka. By decisions No. 595 of 5 September 1969 and No. 489 of 15 January 1980 of the Crimean Regional Executive Committee the ruins of the fortress were declared a historical monument of regional significance.
Machine-translated from “Алупка-Исар” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alupka-Isar ranks #7,588 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #170 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 46 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Alupka-Isar?
Alupka-Isar stands in Ukraine, at 44.43194°, 34.05556°.
When was Alupka-Isar built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Alupka-Isar?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,588 of 7,738 worldwide, and #170 in Ukraine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Alupka-Isar?
Vorontsov Palace (Alupka), about 1 km away.
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