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Kerch Керч (Ukrainian) Керчь (Russian) Keriç  (Crimean Tatar) Керич (Crimean Tatar)
city
Kerch. Obelisk of Glory on Mount Mithridates
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°21′43″N 36°28′16″E / 45.36194°N 36.47111°E / 45.36194; 36.47111
Country	Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Republic	Crimea1
Region	Kerch City Municipality
Area
• Total	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	149,566
• Density	1,464.49/km2 (3,793.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3
Postal code	298300 – 298399
Area code	+7-36561
Former name(s)	Panticapaeum, Bosporus, Vosporo, Korchev, Cerchio
Sister cities	Mogilev, Smolensk, Çanakkale, Oryol, Odintsovo, Sochi
Climate	Cfa
Website	горсовет-керчь.рф (de facto)
1 Autonomous Republic of Crimea (de jure) or Republic of Crimea (de facto), depending on jurisdiction.

Kerch is a city in Crimea, Ukraine. Located in the Kerch Peninsula, about 149,566 people lived there in 2017.

It began as a colony in ancient Greece about 2,600 years ago. In 1790, the Turkish navy was defeated by the Russian navy during the Battle of Kerch Strait.^[1] In World War II, the Red Army and the Axis fought there during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

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