Isthmus of Perekop
The Isthmus of Perekop, litteraly Isthmus of the Trench (; transliteration: "Perekops'kyy pereshyyok"; ; transliteration: "Perekopskiy peresheek," , ; ; transliteration: "Taphros") is the narrow, wide strip of land that connects the Crimean Peninsula to the mainland of Ukraine. The isthmus projects between the Black Sea to the west and the Sivash to the east. The isthmus takes its name of "Perekop" from the Tatar fortress of Or Qapi.