| Cape Aya Мис Айя |
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| Cape Aya | |
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| Region | Sevastopol |
| Coordinates | 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°E |
Coordinates: 44°25′44″N 33°38′56″E / 44.42889°N 33.64889°E
Cape Aya ("the holy one" in Greek, Άγια) is a rocky promontory jutting out into the Black Sea southeast of Balaklava. This 13-km-long offspur of the Crimean Mountains separates Laspi Bay (to the east) from Balaklava Bay (to the west). The highest point is Blue Cliff, or Kokiya-Kiya (559 metres). A storm off Cape Aya is the subject of one of Aivazovsky's paintings. A Soviet guided missile system was located on Cape Aya. The headland is full of grottoes; it is protected as a national zakaznik.
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