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 #8,935 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #182 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 20 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.
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