Fortress
Kalamita Fortress
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 6th century
Kalamita Fortress (in Ukrainian: Каламіта, Ancient Greek: Καλαμήτα, Russian: Калами́та) is a military structure located in Crimea, near the mouth of the Chorna river and within the Balaklava raion. It was built by the Byzantines. The structure is a listed monument.
Machine-translated from “Fort Kalamita” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalamita Fortress ranks #4,603 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #63 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 600, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 37 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 7 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kalamita Fortress?
Kalamita Fortress stands in Ukraine, at 44.6029°, 33.6091°.
When was Kalamita Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kalamita Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,603 of 7,738 worldwide, and #63 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 Kalamita Fortress?
Zagaytansky castle, about 1 km away.
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