Posted by traveltocrimea on Мар-15-2010
Cuma-Cami
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Cuma-Cami, Evpatoria’s Islamic mosque, is shrouded in mystery and numerous legends revolve around its creation. One version has it that the mosque was built overnight by Seid-Bakli Efendi. Another story holds that its architect was Men-Arslan, court painter and jester of Crimean khan Mengli-Ghiray, while the third legend tells that this building was launched as an Orthodox church but subsequently changed into an Islamic Mosque.
In reality however, it was 62 years old Khodza Sinan, one of the foremost oriental architects of his time, who arrived on the request of Crimean Khan Devlet-Ghiray in 1552 from Istanbul in order to build the biggest and most beautiful Tatar mosque on the peninsula Crimea in the eastern part of Evpatoria, just by the Black Sea. More »
Posted by traveltocrimea on Мар-2-2010
cinema "Simferopol"
Simferopol is geografically very conveniently located in the centre of the Crimean peninsula, so that any Crimean village or town can be reached within 2 hours. The distance to some main town are for instance: Yalta-Simferopol – 70 km, Sudak-Simferopol -70 km, Feodosia -Simferopol -110 km, Sevastopol -Simferopol 70 km, Yevpatoria-Simferopol – 60 km, Kerch-Simferopol – 220 km.
It can be challenging to find a taxi in a different country, particularly if one expects a fair price without managing local language and customs, and this holds truth for Crimea as much as it does for Prague or other places. While there are people who speak several languages including English, taxi drivers usually speak Russian and/or Tatar, and the potential language barrier is exacerbated by the Cyrillic as predominant way of writing in Crimea. Many taxi drivers might offer their services at the airport in Simferopol, at least during main arrival hours, More »
