Cape Aya

This article is about the promontory. For the artist, see Aya (artist). For the slovak rock band, see AYA (band). For other uses, see AYA (disambiguation).
Cape Aya
Мис Айя

Cape Aya
Map showing the location of Cape Aya

Location in Sevastopol

Location Sevastopol,  Ukraine
Coordinates 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°E / 44.42889; 33.64889Coordinates: 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°E / 44.42889; 33.64889

Cape Aya ("the holy one" in Greek, Άγια) is a rocky promontory jutting out into the Black Sea southeast of Balaklava. This 13-km-long offspur of the Crimean Mountains separates Laspi Bay (to the east) from Balaklava Bay (to the west).

The highest point, Kokiya-Kiya (literally "Blue Cliff") is 559 m (1,834 ft). The headland is full of grottoes; it is protected as a national zakaznik.[1]

A storm off Cape Aya is the subject of one of Aivazovsky's paintings. A Soviet guided missile system was located on Cape Aya.

Viktor Yanukovych, the former President of Ukraine, ordered the construction of a luxurious private residence on Cape Aya. The "New Mezhyhyria" was still unfinished when the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution ousted Yanukovych from his post.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Erich Hoyt - 2012 "The area between Cape Aya and Cape Fiolent, included in this MPA proposal, has also been identified as important habitat for all three cetaceans.
  2. ↑ http://www.unian.net/politics/888936-v-kryimu-otkryili-dostup-k-myisu-ayya-gde-stroili-mejigore-2-udar.html
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