Tarkhankut Peninsula
Peninsula
Tarkhankutskyi Peninsula
The coastline to the east of Cape Tarkhankut
Tarkhankut Peninsula
Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 32°40′00″E / 45.4167°N 32.6667°E / 45.4167; 32.6667
Location	Crimea
Part of	Crimea

The Tarkhankut Peninsula (Ukrainian: Тарханкутський півострів, romanized: Tarkhankutskyi pivostriv; Crimean Tatar: Tarhanqut yarımadası; Russian: Тарханкутский полуостров) is the peninsula which constitutes the western extremity of Crimea into the Black Sea. Its northern shore is a southern coast of the Karkinit Bay.^[1] Its westernmost point is Cape Prybiynyi [uk]; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.

Geography

Cape Tarkhankut

Cape Tarkhankut is a south-western cape of the Peninsula.^[2] The Tarkhankut Lighthouse is located on the cape.

Tarkhankut Upland

The Tarkhankut Upland or Tarkhankut Hills is an upland that constitutes the Tarkhankut Peninsula.^[3]

The Tarkhankut Wind Farm is located by the Donuzlav lake on the Tarkhankut Upland.^[4]

Donuzlav

The Donuzlav Lake (Ukrainian: Донузлав) is a salty lake that is connected to the Black Sea via a ship channel and located at the southern shores of the peninsula.

History

Russo-Ukrainian War

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces stationed the 3rd Radio Engineering Regiment to the region. The area was also equipped with S-400 missile system for air defense. On August 23, 2023, the Ukrainian military successfully destroyed this missile system through an aerial strike. ^[5]