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In 1804 the Academy of Sciences commissioned archaeologist Karl Köhler to examine and evaluate the various monuments of the former khanate. Köhler fell ill and could not complete his work that year, but he returned to the task in May 1821 and…

This vast dacha consisted of 27,333 desiatinas (over 73,000 acres) near the source of the Bel'bek River; in or near the villages of Kokkoz, Markur, Kuchkuluz, Ianchu, Enisala, Fotisala, Otarchik, Karlu, Ajrul, Gavri, Tatar Osmankoi, B.Uzenbash, ...

According to the 1794 report, this dacha consisted of 2,900 desiatinas, nearly all of which was suitable for cultivation.

According to the 1794 report, this dacha consisted of 767 desiatinas.

According to the 1794 report, this dacha consisted of 4,737 desiatinas (12,791 acres) in or near the villages of Kansil (Kangil), Kaiash. The properties were located along the banks of the Kacha and Alma rivers and had been purchased from Megmetsha B...

A dacha composed of 651 desiatinas (1,756 acres), of which 100% was considered suitable for cultivation.

Ruins of a Greek church

Koreiz, one of the oldest settlements in Crimea, was a lively spot with several shops, eating-houses and mosques; during Princess Anna Sergeevna Golitsyna’s tenure, it was also a center of missionary activity.

74 Greeks abandoned this area in 1778.

According to Bronevskii, Kozy had been emptied by emigration. A few Tatars remained and a few Mariupol Greeks had returned. “The Greek church," he wrote, "standing in between two mosques (the best example of…

172 Greeks, 2 Catholics, 1,304 Armenians together with 70 Georgian slaves, and 1 Wallachian abandoned this area in 1778.