Traces of Islam in Western Ukraine
Journal: Digital Repository of Ostroh Academy (Ostroh Academy)
Year: 2016

hen we think of Islamic presence in Ukraine, Crimea is the first place to come to mind. The Crimean Khanate, which lasted for more than three centuries, ruled not only over the peninsula, but also over vast territories in Southern Ukraine, including parts of today's Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts. The influence of the Ottoman Empire covered Mykolayiv and Odesa oblasts which at the end of the 18th century were home to the Nogai Horde. These lands were called Bucak (between the Danube