Bakhchisaray (pronounced "back-chee-sa-rye"), a small town on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine, is moderately well known as the former capital of the region known as "Little Tatary", a khanate that existed from the beginning of the fifteenth century until almost the end of the eighteenth century. The name Bakhchisaray means "garden palace" in Persian and the former Khan's palace is the main draw of Bakhchisaray in terms of tourism. However, as there are two other worthwhile attractions in the immediate area and all three, and the return of the once exiled Tatars to this part of Ukraine ...
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