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Ilurat

🇺🇦 Ukraine · 1st century

Ilurat in Ukraine
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Ilurat is a Bosporan fortress with an agricultural settlement, situated 17 km south-west of Kerch (ancient Panticapaeum). Mentions of this fortress are found in the works of Claudius Ptolemy.

Machine-translated from “Iluraton” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ilurat ranks #6,613 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #105 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 100, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 19 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ilurat?

Ilurat stands in Ukraine, at 45.28528°, 36.29222°.

When was Ilurat built?

The atlas dates its founding to 100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Ilurat?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,613 of 7,738 worldwide, and #105 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 Ilurat?

Kerch Fortress, about 15 km away.

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