The Russian Gate is the main historical landmark of Anapa. They are located near the archaeological Museum of Gorgippia. Although they are called the Russian Gate, but these fortress gates have been preserved from the Turkish fortress erected in 1783. After the Crimea was included into the Russian Empire, the Turks decided to build a fortress on the Caucasian Coast, which they called Anapa.
The Turkish fortress occupied the territory from the Park 30 anniversary of Victory to the Anapa Lighthouse. Russian troops stormed the fortress 4 times and destroyed it. However, after the signing of the next peace treaty, these lands were again ceded to Turkey. They were rebuilding the fortress.
The last time the Anapa Fortress was stormed was in 1828. After the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople, the lands on the Taman Peninsula became part of Russia forever. All the walls and bastions of the fortress were destroyed, and the Russian Gate was preserved as a landmark.
