Cape Aya

Cape Aya (Crimean Tatar: Ayya; Ukrainian: Мис Айя; Russian: Мыс Айя) is a rocky promontory jutting out into the Black Sea southeast of Balaklava. This 13-km-long spur of the Crimean Mountains separates Laspi Bay (to the east) from Balaklava Bay (to the west).

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
  • Ayya (Crimean Tatar)
  • Мис Айяru (Ukrainian)
  • Мыс Айя (Russian)
Cape
Cape Aya
Cape Aya
Cape Aya
Cape Aya
Coordinates: 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E
LocationSevastopol, Crimea
Native name
  • Ayya (Crimean Tatar)
  • Мис Айяru (Ukrainian)
  • Мыс Айя (Russian)

The name of the cape derives from "holy one" in Greek, “Άγια”.

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.

A storm off Cape Aya is the subject of one of Ivan 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", or popularly known as "Mezhyhirya 2" closed locals off from the coast, and was still unfinished when the Revolution of Dignity ousted Yanukovych from his post.

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