Crimean Peninsula, peninsula coterminous with the autonomous republic of Crimea, Ukraine, lying between the Black Sea and Sea of Azov and having an area of 10,400 square miles (27,000 square km). The Crimean Peninsula is linked to the mainland by the nar
even penetrated into southernRussiaand raided cities inCrimea(1223). The once prosperous region of Khwārezm suffered for centuries from the effects of the Mongol invasion which brought about not only the destruction of the prosperous towns but also the disintegration of theirrigation systemon which ...
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of Azov. The Black Sea coastline is otherwise fairly regular. The maximum east-west extent of the sea is about 730 miles (1,175 km), and the shortest distance between the tip ofCrimeaand Cape Kerempe to the south is about 160 miles (260 km). The surface area, excluding the Sea of ...
In the 15th century the Horde disintegrated into several smaller khanates, the most important being those ofCrimea, Astrakhan, and Kazan. The last surviving remnant of the Golden Horde was destroyed by the Crimean khan in 1502. The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently...
even penetrated into southernRussiaand raided cities inCrimea(1223). The once prosperous region of Khwārezm suffered for centuries from the effects of the Mongol invasion which brought about not only the destruction of the prosperous towns but also the disintegration of theirrigation systemon which ...
In the 15th century the Horde disintegrated into several smaller khanates, the most important being those of Crimea, Astrakhan, and Kazan. The last surviving remnant of the Golden Horde was destroyed by the Crimean khan in 1502.The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently...