Bakhchysaray

Bakhchysaray

Russian  Bakhchisaray,  also spelled  Bakhehisaray 

      city, southern Crimea, Ukraine, on the Simferopol-Sevastopol railway. Before passing to Russia in 1783, it was the capital of the Crimean khanate. The city has many buildings of historical and architectural interest, including the palace of the Tatar khans built in 1519. Pop. (2001) 27,549; (2005 est.) 26,628.

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