Aluston Fortress

Aluston (Middle Greek: Ἄλουστον) was a Byzantine (later Genoese) fortress (Italian: Lusce) in Crimea, an architectural monument now situated in the centre of the town of Alushta, within the bounds of Rosa Luxemburg, 15 Aprelya, Verkhnyaya and Karl Marx streets.

The ruins of the fortress have become one of the main sights of the town. In Ukraine, within whose borders as recognised by most UN member states the object lies, it is a monument of cultural heritage of national significance; in Russia, which has controlled the territory of Crimea since 2014, it is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Machine-translated from “Алустон (крепость)” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aluston Fortress ranks #6,663 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #101 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 600, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 34 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Simferopol, 39 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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