Bakhchisaray
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Bakhchysarai Bağçasaray Бахчисарай |
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Minaret of a mosque in Bakhchisaray Palace
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 Bakhchysarai
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| Coordinates: 44°45′10″N 33°51′39″E / 44.75278°N 33.86083°ECoordinates: 44°45′10″N 33°51′39″E / 44.75278°N 33.86083°E | ||
| Country | Disputed: | |
| Autonomous Republic |
 Crimea
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| District | Bakhchysarai Raion | |
| Founded | 1532 | |
| Founded by | Sahib I Giray | |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 27,448 | |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 298400 — 298408 | |
| Area code(s) | +7-36554 | |
Bakhchysarai (Ukrainian: Бахчисарáй; Crimean Tatar: Bağçasaray; Russian: Бахчисарáй; Turkish: Bahçesaray; Persian: باغچه سرای) is a city in central Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is the administrative center of the Bakhchysarai Raion (district), as well as the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant palace of the Crimean Khans, currently opened to tourists as a museum. Population: 27,448 (2014 Census).
Located in a narrow valley of the Çürük Suv river, the first artifacts of human presence in the valley date from the Mesolithic period. Settlements existed in the valley since Late Antiquity. The founding of Bakhchisaray was preceded by the Qırq Yer fortress (modern Çufut Qale), Salaçıq, and Eski Yurt — these are incorporated into the urban area of modern Bakhchisaray.
Bakhchysarai, first mentioned 1502, was established as the new khan's residence by the Crimean Khan Sahib I Giray in 1532. Since then, it was the capital of the Crimean Khanate and the center of political and cultural life of the Crimean Tatar people. After several wars with Russia from 1737 when Burkhard Christoph von Münnich burnt down the capital of the Khanate and the annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire in 1783, it was turned into an ordinary town, having lost administrative significance. However, it remained the cultural center of the Crimean Tatars until the Sürgün (deportation on 18 May 1944).
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