The village of Morske is located 16 km from Sudak, in the Kapsikhorska valley. It has been known as Kapsichora since 1380, its current name has been since 1949.
The colony emerged in the beginning. XX century, lived L. Andreev, F. Chaliapin. In 1981 the singer V. Tsoi and his friends decided to found the "Kino" group during their vacation here.
One of the centers of "wild" recreation, there are naturist beaches.
5 km to the west, on Cape Ahira (Tower), are the ruins of the Tasili castle of the Guasco brothers (15th century), famous for their cruelty and willfulness. The tower "Chaban-Kale" ("Shepherd's Tower") has been preserved, from which a magnificent ...
Chaban-Kale Tower
Castle / fortress
The Chaban-Kale tower (Choban-Kule) is the ruins of the Genoese castle of Tasili, which was owned by three brothers from the Guasco family: Andreolo, Teodoro and Demetrio. The brothers became famous for their cruelty, waywardness and conflicts with the Genoese authorities of neighboring Soldai (Sudak).
The ruins of one of the towers of the castle, which the Tatars nicknamed Chaban-Kale ("shepherd's tower" in Tatar) have been preserved on Cape Bashtovy. The remains of defensive walls can be seen on the eastern side.
The cape offers a wonderful view of Meganom and Ayudag.
Administrative status | village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1380 |
Latitude | 44.825935 |
Longitude | 34.805645 |
Population | 2245 |
Postal codes | 98033 |
Region | Krym AR |