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Kerch (Ukrainian: Керчь) is a city (population 149,566) on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea. It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.
Kerch (Ukrainian: Керч, Russian: Керчь, pronounced, Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ, Ancient Greek: Παντικάπαιον, Pantikápaion, Medieval Greek: Βόσπορος Bosporos, Crimean Tatar: Keriç, Керич, Turkish: Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea. Population: 147,033 (2014 Census). Founded 2,600 years ago as an ancient Greek colony, Kerch is considered to be one of the most ancient cities in Crimea. The city experienced rapid growth starting in the 1920s and was the site of a major battle during World War II.
Today, it is one of the largest cities in Crimea and is among the republic's most important industrial, transport and tourist centres.