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Kaffa genoese fortress

🇺🇦 Ukraine · 13th century

Kaffa genoese fortress in Ukraine
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Colony of the Republic of Genoa in Crimea. Kaffa genoese fortress ranks #4,567 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #79 of the 98 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1266, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 478 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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