Holy Annunciation Monastery

Ukraine / Krym / Kuybysheve /
 landmark, cave(s), monastery, Medieval / Middle Ages, cave church/monastery
The Friary was established in 14 century inside cave of South Mangup Mountain.
Mangup also known as Mangup Kale is a historic fortress in Crimea, located on a plateau about 9 miles due east of Sevastopol. In medieval times it was known as Doros, later it was given the Kipchak name Mangup.
In the 14th century Mangup was the center of the Principality of Theodoro, a state closely allied with the Empire of Trebizond. The ruling dynasty, stemming from the area of Trebizond, was called Gabras (in Greek) or Chowra (in Turkish).

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Coordinates:   44°35'24"N   33°48'9"E
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