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The Isthmus of Perekop (Ukrainian: Перекопський перешийок; translit. Perekops'kyy pereshyyok; Russian: Перекопский перешеек; translit. Perekopskiy peresheek Crimean Tatar: Or boynu) is the narrow, three- to four-mile-wide strip of land that connects the peninsula of Crimea to the continent.

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How to say "Isthmus of Perekop" in other languages:

	(German)	Landenge von Perekop
	(French)	Isthme de Perekop
	(Italian)	Istmo di Perekop

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Crimea

Crimea is connected to the mainland by the 3-4 mile wide Isthmus of Perekop. At the eastern tip is... broken by several bays and harbours. These harbors lie on the west side of the Isthmus of Perekop by..., Sevastopol and Balaklava; by the Bay of Arabat on the north side of the Isthmus of Yenikale or Kerch...

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