Pages: 263-268

In the second half of the 14th century, the property of the Genoese Republic in the Crimea covered the whole of the Crimean coastal line and was named the Genoese Gazaria. The historical geography of the various administrative units of the Genoese Gazaria is considered: rural district of Caffa, Soldaia, Cembalo and Vosporo Consulates, domains on the Southern Coast of Crimea, and on Kerch and Tarkhankut Peninsulas. Results of historical topography studies of four fortified Genoese cities — Caffa, Soldaia, Cembalo and Vosporo — are provided.

Keywords: Crimea, Genoese Gazaria, Caffa, Campagna of Caffa, Soldaia, Cembalo, Vosporo, Consulate, historical geography

Information about author:

Sergei G. Bocharov. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Address: Yaltinskaya St., 2, Simferopol, 297800, Crimea
E-mail: [email protected]