The Suvorov Oak is located near the White Rock in the city of Belogorsk. It is a unique botanical monument. Its age reaches 800 years. The oak was a witness to many historical events that took place on the territory of the Crimea. It “remembers” not only the commander Suvorov, but also the events of the era of Byzantium and the Golden Horde.
Suvorov oak has a trunk diameter of 10 meters, and the size of the crown reaches 40 meters. Such trunk sizes are normal for American sequoia or African baobab, but for oak these sizes are really outstanding. Sometimes this oak is called Four Brothers, because at a distance of 3-4 meters from the ground, the main trunk of the tree branches into 4 trunks. Each of them is larger in diameter than the trunk of an ordinary tree.
Suvorov Oak is visited by all tourists who come to Belogorsk to see the White Rock, as well as visit the Lions Park Taigan. A stand is installed near the oak tree, where you can read about the events related to the name of the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov.
In the 18th century, Russia waged wars with Turkey, which ended with the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Empire in 1783. One of the longest and largest wars with Turkey was in 1768-1774. The main fighting unfolded on the Danube and the Caucasus, where the troops were led by Rumyantsev and Golitsyn. The war was also waged in the Crimea. After the conclusion of the Kuchuk-Kainardzhiy Peace in 1774, Crimea gained de facto independence from Turkey and power was transferred to the pro-Russian khan.
However, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Crimea, the Turkish sultans provoked an uprising in the Crimea and brought their khan Shagin Giray to power. Catherine II in 1777 sent a military corps to the Crimea, which was headed by the talented commander Alexander Suvorov. There were 10 thousand people under his command. They set up camp at the foot of the White Rock, and in the shade of the Suvorov oak, the commander received the parliamentarians of the Turkish Sultan. The number of Turkish troops reached 40 thousand people, but they did not dare to engage in battle with Suvorov.
A few years later, on the top of the White Rock on July 10, 1783, the Crimean nobility took the oath of allegiance to the Russian Empress during the entry of Crimea into Russia. Prince Grigory Potemkin took the oath from Russia
