Village Sokolinoe Crimea. Crimea, Sokolinoe village - “Land of a Thousand Streams (photos).” Where is the village of Sokolinoe on the map

It was in November 2013... We were interested Sokolinoe village in Crimea due to its proximity to Great Crimean Canyon - one of the most significant natural attractions of the peninsula. Even on, we were able to “escape” in one day, and Grand Canyon of Crimea (GCC), unfortunately (or fortunately), it is only available to tourists with backpacks - a bus excursion from the South Coast to the canyon with a 2-3 hour walk to Baths of youth We don’t take it into account. To walk along the entire canyon and admire its beauty from above and below, you need to plan to spend the night at a tourist camp somewhere nearby. An alternative option is to come to Crimea, take off housing in Sokolin and take radial walks lightly in the surrounding area, especially since there are other places of interest there.

How we got by bus to Sokolinoe from Bakhchisarai and back

There is a bus from Simferopol and Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe. The distance from Simferopol is 60 km, from Bakhchisarai - about 25 km. From Simferopol (from the Zapadnaya bus station) there are four flights to Sokolinoe: 8-40, 9-20, 3-15, 14-40. But we arrived by train to Bakhchisarai. First bus from Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe departs at 5:20 from the bus station, the last one at 17:30, but local residents warn that after 16:00 flights are sometimes canceled.

The bus station in Bakhchisarai is located on the outskirts of the city, and you need to get to it by a local city minibus. If you don’t have bulky or heavy luggage with you, you can board the bus at intermediate stops along the route within the city - one of these stops is located 150 m from the railway station.

Sokolinoe is the upper reaches of the Belbek Valley. The bus stops in the center of the village at a bus stop (there is no bus station). The road then goes serpentine to the Ai-Petri plateau in order to descend from it in even steeper loops to Yalta, but there is no public transport along it, although the distance from Sokolinoe past the lifts of the Miskhor - Ai-Petri cable car to the South Coast is only 30 km. This is what a bus stop looks like village Sokolinoe(with reverse bus schedule to Bakhchisarai and Simferopol):

We are looking for housing in Sokolino in the private sector

Widely advertised on the Internet vacation in the tourist complex "Atelika Eagle Flight", but we immediately rejected this option for two reasons: 1) non-budgetary; 2) unfavorable location - 1.5 km before reaching Sokolinoe, while all interesting walking routes begin on the opposite side of the village. Search housing in Sokolin It’s difficult on the spot - grandmothers who want to make extra money on this type of business don’t attack arriving buses, and you won’t see “room for rent” signs on the gates either. However, the village has a sufficient number of guest houses and private estates for visiting guests. Some of them work only in summer, others - all year round. Phone numbers and addresses need to be searched online in advance. We also collected and compared different offers, guided not only by price and living conditions, but also by location. As a result, we came to the conclusion that we wanted to live closer to the center of the village. Where there is a market and shops/cafes opposite the bus stop. Here is a view of this “shopping area” from the bus stop (to the left of the store, the Tatar cafe with excellent chebureks was not included in the frame, although, to be honest, we never had a chance to try them):

If you cross the road and cross the market, you will get to the next street (the central one in the village) - this is st. Lenin. To the right, in the perspective, you can see the corner of the building and the minaret of the Yusupov Mosque - you need to go in that direction to get to the Yusupov Path (the shortest route from the village of Sokolinoe to BKK):

And we found ourselves a place to live on the street. Frunze behind the bridge over the Kokkozka river in an old solid house:

Crimea, Sokolinoe attractions on the map

The purpose of our stay in Sokolin was to walk in the surrounding area - 1) a hike and 2) a hike along the route: Danilcha-Koba cave - t/s Barskaya Polyana - t/s Tea House - Yusupov Lake - VDP. Silver streams. But the sights of Sokolinoe are also worthy of attention:

1.Estate (hunting lodge) of Prince Yusupov, Yusupov Mosque

The Yusupov family owned a palace in Koreiz on the seashore, and in 1910 the rich prince decided to build himself a hunting lodge in the Tatar mountain village of Kokkozy. This is what the village of Sokolinoe was previously called (“blue eye” translated from Tatar). Nicholas II visited the luxurious estate of Prince Yusupov in Kokkozy. Little has survived to this day; the territory of the estate was built up/rebuilt; today there is a boarding school there, and curious tourists have limited access to the historical site.

To be at the gate in Yusupov's estate, you need to walk along the central street of the village Sokolinoe (Lenin St.). Reference point - Yusupov Mosque(see photo above), erected with the prince’s money at the same time as the estate. Today it has been restored. Behind her is a stone bridge over Kokkozka and the gate to Yusupov's estate. On the left at the gate - fountain in the fence( source of drinking water). The bridge and fountain are surviving landmarks of Yusupov’s estate. From the bridge, according to the architect's idea, a view of the main building should suddenly open up - light walls, turrets, chimneys, verandas, multi-level tiled roofs, carved lancet windows... Like in the top photo. But it was not there! Across the courtyard stands a faceless three-story box—the residential building of a boarding school.

To be honest, we have been looking for a long time for a place from where today we can admire the creation of the talented architect N. Krasnov. Behind the bridge over Kokkozka, the road goes around the estate and rises to a small hill - from there hunting house of Prince Yusupov you can try to look into it. It is also visible from the highway that goes to Ai-Petri, but you will have to look for a good angle.

It was in November 2013... We were interested Sokolinoe village in Crimea due to its proximity to Great Crimean Canyon - one of the most significant natural attractions of the peninsula. Even on, we were able to “escape” in one day, and Grand Canyon of Crimea (GCC), unfortunately (or fortunately), it is only available to tourists with backpacks - a bus excursion from the South Coast to the canyon with a 2-3 hour walk to Baths of youth We don’t take it into account. To walk along the entire canyon and admire its beauty from above and below, you need to plan to spend the night at a tourist camp somewhere nearby. An alternative option is to come to Crimea, take off housing in Sokolin and take radial walks lightly in the surrounding area, especially since there are other places of interest there.

How we got by bus to Sokolinoe from Bakhchisarai and back

There is a bus from Simferopol and Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe. The distance from Simferopol is 60 km, from Bakhchisarai - about 25 km. From Simferopol (from the Zapadnaya bus station) there are four flights to Sokolinoe: 8-40, 9-20, 3-15, 14-40. But we arrived by train to Bakhchisarai. First bus from Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe departs at 5:20 from the bus station, the last one at 17:30, but local residents warn that after 16:00 flights are sometimes canceled.

The bus station in Bakhchisarai is located on the outskirts of the city, and you need to get to it by a local city minibus. If you don’t have bulky or heavy luggage with you, you can board the bus at intermediate stops along the route within the city - one of these stops is located 150 m from the railway station.

Sokolinoe is the upper reaches of the Belbek Valley. The bus stops in the center of the village at a bus stop (there is no bus station). The road then goes serpentine to the Ai-Petri plateau in order to descend from it in even steeper loops to Yalta, but there is no public transport along it, although the distance from Sokolinoe past the lifts of the Miskhor - Ai-Petri cable car to the South Coast is only 30 km. This is what a bus stop looks like village Sokolinoe(with reverse bus schedule to Bakhchisarai and Simferopol):

We are looking for housing in Sokolino in the private sector

Widely advertised on the Internet vacation in the tourist complex "Atelika Eagle Flight", but we immediately rejected this option for two reasons: 1) non-budgetary; 2) unfavorable location - 1.5 km before reaching Sokolinoe, while all interesting walking routes begin on the opposite side of the village. Search housing in Sokolin It’s difficult on the spot - grandmothers who want to make extra money on this type of business don’t attack arriving buses, and you won’t see “room for rent” signs on the gates either. However, the village has a sufficient number of guest houses and private estates for visiting guests. Some of them work only in summer, others - all year round. Phone numbers and addresses need to be searched online in advance. We also collected and compared different offers, guided not only by price and living conditions, but also by location. As a result, we came to the conclusion that we wanted to live closer to the center of the village. Where there is a market and shops/cafes opposite the bus stop. Here is a view of this “shopping area” from the bus stop (to the left of the store, the Tatar cafe with excellent chebureks was not included in the frame, although, to be honest, we never had a chance to try them):

If you cross the road and cross the market, you will get to the next street (the central one in the village) - this is st. Lenin. To the right, in the perspective, you can see the corner of the building and the minaret of the Yusupov Mosque - you need to go in that direction to get to the Yusupov Path (the shortest route from the village of Sokolinoe to BKK):

And we found ourselves a place to live on the street. Frunze behind the bridge over the Kokkozka river in an old solid house:

Crimea, Sokolinoe attractions on the map

The purpose of our stay in Sokolin was to walk in the surrounding area - 1) a hike and 2) a hike along the route: Danilcha-Koba cave - t/s Barskaya Polyana - t/s Tea House - Yusupov Lake - VDP. Silver streams. But the sights of Sokolinoe are also worthy of attention:

1.Estate (hunting lodge) of Prince Yusupov, Yusupov Mosque

The Yusupov family owned a palace in Koreiz on the seashore, and in 1910 the rich prince decided to build himself a hunting lodge in the Tatar mountain village of Kokkozy. This is what the village of Sokolinoe was previously called (“blue eye” translated from Tatar). Nicholas II visited the luxurious estate of Prince Yusupov in Kokkozy. Little has survived to this day; the territory of the estate was built up/rebuilt; today there is a boarding school there, and curious tourists have limited access to the historical site.

To be at the gate in Yusupov's estate, you need to walk along the central street of the village Sokolinoe (Lenin St.). Reference point - Yusupov Mosque(see photo above), erected with the prince’s money at the same time as the estate. Today it has been restored. Behind her is a stone bridge over Kokkozka and the gate to Yusupov's estate. On the left at the gate - fountain in the fence( source of drinking water). The bridge and fountain are surviving landmarks of Yusupov’s estate. From the bridge, according to the architect's idea, a view of the main building should suddenly open up - light walls, turrets, chimneys, verandas, multi-level tiled roofs, carved lancet windows... Like in the top photo. But it was not there! Across the courtyard stands a faceless three-story box—the residential building of a boarding school.

To be honest, we have been looking for a long time for a place from where today we can admire the creation of the talented architect N. Krasnov. Behind the bridge over Kokkozka, the road goes around the estate and rises to a small hill - from there hunting house of Prince Yusupov you can try to look into it. It is also visible from the highway that goes to Ai-Petri, but you will have to look for a good angle.

The village of Sokolinoe is located in the central part of Crimea; the Bakhchisarai-Yalta highway passes through the village; in winter, the highway is often closed due to snow on the Ai-Petrinsky plateau.
The distance from the village of Sokolinoe to Yalta is 51 km, from Sokolinoe to Bakhchisarai 31 km.

Geographic coordinates of the village of Sokolinoe in Crimea on the GPS map N44°31.28, E34°0.51

Until 1945, the name of the village Sokolinoe was Kokkozy (Blue Eyes), it received its first name from the local residents who lived in the 3rd century AD in this area. According to one version, these were Gothic tribes who later went to Europe, but some of the people remained in Crimea; their main difference was blue eyes, unlike most peoples living in Crimea. That is why the river and the settlement got its name in honor of the inhabitants of Kokkoza (Goluboglazka).

Population of the village of Sokolinoe according to the latest census of 2014. amounted to 1250 people. The main type of income in the village is tourism, eco-tourism, and agriculture. The village has several hotels, a large offer of apartments in the private sector, a boarding house, developed infrastructure, shops, restaurants, cafes, etc.

At any time of the year, there are many tourists in the village; in spring, summer and autumn there are many tourists with backpacks who begin their ascent to Ai-Petri or the Grand Canyon. In winter, this place turns into the base of a ski resort, rental of skis, boards and sleds, hot mulled wine, tea and coffee. The temperature difference in winter on Ai-Petri and Sokolin can reach 20-25 C. Very often in Sokolin the weather is +5 C +7 C, dry, and on Ai-Petri there is snow of 80 centimeters and -10 C.

Due to its geographical location, Sokolinoe has been a visited and quite important place in all centuries. Now in the winter, rescuers live here, in the summer, a rest stop before climbing. In past centuries, this was a strategically important point that connected and that is why there are many attractions on the territory of the village.

Sights of the village Sokolinoe:
The Yusupov hunting lodge, built in 1910 for Prince Yusupov, and the Yusupov mosque in 1883. Fountains: Yusupok 1910 and Bulgakov 1883
In 2001, the Tatar Museum of Local Lore opened, dedicated to the life of the Tatar people.
The biggest attraction located near the village is many waterfalls, a mountain river, baths of youth, love and longevity, with the water temperature in the hottest summer reaching a maximum of +12 C and of course. From the village of Sokolinoe to the canyon 2.8 km.

Stone-paved streets, many fruit trees, almost every house has its own beehive, and all this against the backdrop of the mountains, create an amazing place that is located not only at the junction of the flat and mountainous parts of Crimea, but sometimes, especially in the evening, it seems that the village is stuck somewhere at the turn of the century. Life in Sokolyne is quiet and measured, only electricity and transport bring you back to reality. In the village you can meet many residents from big cities who abandoned the bustle of the city and moved to live in Sokolinoe.
The mild foothill climate, stunning sunsets and sunrises, amazing landscapes, clean mountain air and unforgettable sights will settle in your heart for many years after visiting this amazing place on the Crimean peninsula.

Sonorous, romantic names are one of the riches of Crimea. “Falcon” sounds proud. The village of the Bakhchisarai region is known as a base for winter tourism lovers, as well as rescuers who come to their aid if “something happens.”

Where is the village of Sokolinoe on the map

The village is located in the southern part of the Bakhchisaray district, near the border with the Yalta urban district. The villages closest to it are Bogatyr, Nagornoye, Plotinnoye, Aromat, Novopolye, Bogatoye Gorge, Putilovka and Polyana. From here it is 34 km to Bakhchisarai, 64 km to Yalta, 51 km.

Historical excursion into the past of the village

Until 1945, the village was called Kokkozy, which translated from Tatar means “blue eyes” (compare - in Crimea there is the Kokkozka River, which flows right through the village). Because of this name, a version arose that the settlement was founded by the Goths or representatives of another alien tribe with a “Nordic” appearance, sharply different from the dark and dark-skinned local population. However, there is little reliable data about the history of the area in ancient times, so the fact has not been proven.

Historians believe that in the Middle Ages, instead of one modern village, there were several small settlements belonging to. After the Turkish conquest, the lands and people became subjects of the Ottoman Empire. When Crimea was, the documents noted the existence of the settlement of Kokkoz with Muslims.

As part of the empire, the Kokkozy were a fairly large, prosperous polis with predominantly Tatars. Next to it were the estates of famous noble families of Crimean Tatar origin - the Yusupovs and Bulgakovs. At the beginning of the 20th century there was a hospital here, and the villagers were considered wealthy.

The village grew and flourished in the first years of Soviet power. Its population was international, but the majority were Tatars. The situation changed in 1944, after the deportation of the Tatars and the beginning of a program of resettlement of collective farmers of other nationalities. At the same time, the modern name appeared.

Today Sokolinoe is a fairly large village in Crimea (it has more than 1,200 permanent residents), there is a regular secondary school and a specialized boarding school, a medical and obstetric center, good transport links with Bakhchisarai, Simferopol and.

The village is also a tourist center - lovers of hiking in the mountains settle down here. Since it is easy to get to the peaks from here, the resort does not lose its attractiveness. The temperature difference in this case can be a couple of tens of degrees (plus in Sokolin and a significant “minus” on the plateau). Due to the frequent “adventures” that winter tourists get into in the area of ​​the mountain pearl of Taurida (due to objective circumstances and personal stubbornness that encourages them to ignore the warnings of the relevant services), Sokolinoe turns into a base for emergency rescue workers every winter.

Accommodation in Sokolino – recreation centers and hotels

The village administration has long appreciated the tourist advantages of the location, so connoisseurs of mountain walks will find a holiday in Sokolin quite comfortable. not here, but decent and inexpensive housing is not difficult to find in this village of the Bakhchisarai region. One of the local tourist centers was in some way glorified by Leonid Gaidai.

It's called "Eagle Flight". The film director twice (in and) used the name “Eagle Shelter” - in the first case, also for the tourist center, and in the second for the estate of “ah-ah, what a groom” Saakhov. In Crimea, they believe that the naming was “plagiarized” by Sokolin, but the local base is not offended - it only won.

Indeed, this is a good establishment in the best Soviet traditions (renovated!),
offering rooms with full and partial amenities, with moderate comfort, at a modest price. There is a canteen, a play area for children, and parking. The administration offers a considerable selection in the surrounding area.

Lovers of ecological style will love the Sokolinoe Hotel. They prefer to use natural materials when decorating apartments. They are modest, but with all amenities, there is a dining room, a children's playground, and the prices are moderate.

A more expensive, but also much more comfortable option could be the Kutler Estate. It is distinguished by its original interior design. The rooms here are equipped with all amenities, the hotel is actually located in the forest, although administratively it is located within Sokolinoe.

If desired, you can also rent housing in the private sector - residents have long been involved in the resort business. In Sokolino you quite often meet pensioners from (who gave up their apartments to their children and went on vacation to a quieter place) - they willingly earn extra money for tourists and create a cozy environment for them.

Time to have lunch

The question of “getting a bite” at Sokoliny also does not cause problems. Most hotels and tourist centers offer the traveler and, including it in the payment for accommodation or requiring a separate payment. Prices depend on the level of the establishment. You can also negotiate with private owners - either on a boarding house or on the right to use the kitchen (there is a store with everything you need in the village).

There is in the village. Sokolinoe and restaurants, for example, of Tatar cuisine “Elken”. It's not luxurious, but the prices are moderate and the portions are huge.

But a more famous place is “Three Minnows”, located near the entrance to the main surrounding attraction - the Grand Canyon. For some reason it is believed that it copies what was shown to Soviet children in the famous. True, the reviews of the guests of “Gudgeons” did not note the similarities, but the quality of the dishes and service was rated quite highly.

Sokolinoe attractions and entertainment

In 2001, the Local History Museum opened here and operates.
There are also three mosques here, which are objects of cultural heritage (at the Crimean level). All of them were at one time built by local landowners of Tatar origin (although they were not Muslims) - the Yusupovs, Bulgakovs, Kutlers. There are also a number of ancient fountains (more precisely, beautifully designed sources of drinking water) - cheshme. Near the village you will find the Chainoye tract - previously there was a farmstead and a “Tea House” that belonged to the Yusupovs.

But the main thing is that from Sokolinoe it is convenient to get to Mount Ai-Petri and it is literally nearby, fraught with many mysteries and secrets of Mother Nature. You can visit the latter on your own - a lot of signs and different posters save you from the risk of getting lost. In this case, the excursion will cost nothing. In the canyon you can take the risk of swimming in the famous

Sokolinoe(until 1945 Kokkozy; Ukrainian. Sokoline, Crimean Tat. Kökköz, Kokkoz) - a village in the Bakhchisarai region of Crimea is part of the Golubinsky village council. Located at 7 km southeast of the village. Blueberry. Area 94.8 ha, population 1251 people (2014), number of households - 427.

There are 12 streets and 3 lanes in Sokolin. In the village there is a secondary school of 1–2 levels (formerly a secondary boarding school), a Sokolinsky psychoneurological boarding school, a paramedic and midwife station, a tourist and health complex “Eagle Flight” (also “Eagle Flight”) and a tourist center “At the Mountain River” " There is an active Orthodox community of “Holy Reverend Andrei Rublev”. Also in Sokolin there is the House of Artists under the direction of Oleg Samoilov.

origin of name

The old Tatar name of the village is Kokkozy (i.e. blue-eyed), according to legend, this is due to the fact that most of its inhabitants had grayish-bluish eyes. Most likely, before the Tatars, this village was inhabited by the descendants of the Goths, who were distinguished by their blue eyes from the dark-eyed representatives of the Indo-Iranian and Turkic peoples who had long inhabited the Crimea.

By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR dated August 21, 1945, the village of Kokkozy was renamed Sokolinoe, and the Kokozy Village Council was renamed Sokolinsky.

Geographical position

Sokolinoe is the upper reaches of the Belbek valley. It is located at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level, in the intermountain basin of the Ai-Petri ridge, surrounded by the majestic rock massifs of Boyki, Syyuryu-kai and the spurs of Ai-Petri. The Kokkozka River, a left tributary of the Belbek, flows through the village. The village of Sokolinoe is connected by bus to the regional center. The Bakhchisaray - Yalta highway passes through the village, the nearest settlement is the village of Golubinka.

Climate

The climate in Sokolinoe is favorable for the health of those who cannot tolerate heat. Summer evenings and nights are cool and fresh. A mountain river with the purest transparent water, emerald-colored baths, cascades of snow-white waterfalls and a forest noticeably soften fluctuations in soil and air temperature. Around the village there are protected beech and oak forests, with the purest air filled with the aromas of the forest, snowdrops, violets and primroses, lilies of the valley, orchids and wild peonies, and mushrooms in the fall. In the forests there are deer, roe deer, mouflons, wild boars, foxes, and huge birds - black vultures and griffon vultures - soar over the rocks.

Apartments and housing

It’s difficult to look for housing in Sokolino on the spot - grandmothers who want to make extra money from this type of business are not attacked by arriving buses, and you won’t see “room for rent” signs on the gates either. However, the village has a sufficient number of guest houses and private estates for visiting guests. Some of them work only in summer, others - all year round. Phone numbers and addresses should be looked for in advance.

Story

Thanks to archaeological and historical research, it is known that the history of Kokkoz began more than five thousand years ago. It was at this time that the distant ancestors of the Kokkoze people, mining diorite in this area - a rock for ancient sculptures, chose a valley rich in natural resources and founded the first settlement here.

Over time, the residents of the valley, as well as the entire population of the Crimean peninsula, entered into an active process of interethnic interaction. The Tauri gradually dissolved into the Scythians, and the Scythians and Hellenes by the 4th century AD. e. underwent active assimilation by the Goths, who in turn were forced into the mountainous and foothill Crimea by the Huns.

Gothic blood poured into the ethnogenesis of the local population. But only partly. Since, in turn, over the centuries the Goths themselves disappeared into the Crimean population.

The village has an ancient and interesting history. The remains of iron smelting furnaces and a defensive wall of the 2nd–3rd centuries AD are preserved here. e., the ruins of a Byzantine basilica, three Kipchak burials in the form of mounds of the 10th–11th centuries.

The toponym Kokkoz was first mentioned in written sources of the 14th century as a village that was part of the Mangup Kadylyk (district). During the time of the Crimean Khanate, it was part of the Yalta district, and only in our time, Kokkoz belongs to the Bakhchisarai region.

After the establishment of Soviet power in Crimea, by resolution of the Crimean Revolutionary Committee of January 8, 1921, the volost system was abolished and the village became part of the Kokkozsky district of the Yalta district (district). In 1935, a new Fotisalsky district was created, in the same year (at the request of residents), renamed Kuibyshevsky, to which the village was reassigned. In 1962, the Kuibyshevsky district was abolished and Sokolinoe was annexed to the Bakhchisarai district. In those same years, in the wake of the consolidation of economic units, the Sokolinsky village council was merged with Golubinsky.

By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the population of Kokkoz was almost 2,000 people (the majority were Crimean Tatars). After the liberation of Crimea, on May 18, 1944, according to GKO decree No. 5859 of May 11, 1944, the Crimean Tatars were resettled to Central Asia.

Kokkoz has never been a small remote village lost in the mountains. The fact is that the village was the last on the way to the Ai-Petri pass, through which the trails went to the southern coast of Crimea. These paths were used by enterprising merchants, and since the road was long, they preferred to stop in Kokkoza to rest and replace horses. The inn, where warehouses and a pen for pack animals were located, served as shelter and parking for travelers.

Today, ancient houses, baths, a caravanserai, mosques and fountains have been preserved here, which carefully preserve history and can tell a lot.

Famous Kokkozovites

Kokkoz gave birth to many outstanding Crimean Tatars. For example, the entire bey family of the Bulgakovs, whose genealogy goes back to the times of the Crimean Khanate. True, there is an assumption that the founder of the family, Abdullatif Agha, arrived with his father in Crimea from the Ottoman Empire in the middle of the 18th century.

According to archival data, the above-mentioned gentleman actively purchased land plots in different parts of Crimea. He did not ignore Kokkoz either. However, Abdullatif ag'a chose the village of Bulgak (Evpatoria district) as his place of permanent residence, but he bequeathed Kokkoz to his son Memetshe Bey, who settled in this village, taking the surname from the family estate. In turn, the descendants of Memetshi Bey Said Bey and Ali Bey Bulgakov glorified their family. Said Bey became the leader of the Evpatoria district nobility. But the name of Ali Bey remained immortalized in the architecture of his native village of Kokkoz, which belonged to him until 1917.

In 1881, Usein Shamil Tokhtargazy, a Crimean Tatar poet, playwright, prose writer and teacher, saw the light of day in Kokkoz. Having left his native village in his youth in order to continue his education at the Zynjyrly Madrasah in Bakhchisarai, Usein returned to Kokkoz only once, in 1906. And a few years later he left him again, and this time forever.

On November 1, 1888, Abdulla Latif-Zadeh, a talented artist and teacher, was born here. After graduating from the Art and Industrial School in Moscow, he devoted several years to his village, taught fine arts and served as caretaker of the branch of the Bakhchisarai Museum in Kokkoz. In 1930 he was arrested and sent to the Temnikov camps in Mordovia.

Attractions

Today Sokolinoe can boast that it has managed to preserve about 60% of its ethnic culture. The village has preserved old Crimean Tatar houses, gardens, an inn, three of the five mosques, and fountains.

The estate house of Ali Bey Bulgakov deserves special attention. This one-story building on supporting columns, surrounded by a wide veranda, is not distinguished by the splendor of its decoration. Until 1944, descendants of Ali Bey lived here. Then the local forestry department chose the good-quality house and settled in it for many years.

Not far from the old building, which once housed an inn (caravanserai), a pointed niche of a fountain has been preserved. On it you can still read the name of its organizer Ali Bey Bulgakov.

At the expense of Ali Bey Bulgakov, a beautiful mosque was built in 1883. It is located near the estate. We can say that this temple has some individual features, despite the fact that it is designed in the style of Crimean mosques of the 19th century.

One cannot ignore the unusual building with a tower, tiled roofs and pointed chimneys, which is located on the southern outskirts of the village - this is the former Kokkoz Palace of the Yusupov princes. The unusually shaped palace was built by architect Nikolai Krasnov and luxuriously decorated in oriental style. At the main entrance to the house there is another attraction - the “blue eye” wall fountain, similar to the “fountain of tears” in Bakhchisaray.

Now on the territory of the palace and park ensemble there is a children's health center "Falcon", access to the palace is prohibited. The palace is located in the depths of the territory, only the tower with a spire and the wall with the blue eye of the fountain are visible from the street - the rest is covered by some buildings. Those wishing to take a closer look at the building are advised to walk around the perimeter of the estate in search of loopholes in the fence.

Next to the palace, across the Yusupov Bridge above Kokkozka, is the restored Yusupov Mosque.

On the left bank of the Kokkozki River (the left tributary of Belbek), in the ancient Kurtler Maale quarter, there is another mosque. The religious building is usually called by the name of the quarter - Kutler Mosque. Presumably, it appeared here in the middle of the 19th century.

In the vicinity of the village there is one of the most famous attractions of Crimea - the Grand Canyon. You can travel to it along the Yusupov trail. Three kilometers from the canyon there was a fragile waterfall "Silver Streams", a little further - Lake Yusupov and the source cave Sary-Koba (Yellow).

Overhanging the village is the bulk of the Boyka mountain range, consisting of five peaks with the remains of ancient defensive fortifications, houses and temples destroyed during the invasion. The striker does not have sharp peaks or peaks; its top has a flat shape, the circumference of which is at least 60 kilometers. And the Grand Canyon of Crimea separates it from the Sleeping Knight from the Ai-Petri ridge.

On the other hand – Sedam-Kaya (Eagle Flight). On Sedam-Kaya, hikers may be interested in the Danilcha-Koba cave and the observation deck on the mountain cliff, which offers beautiful views (especially at dawn) of the village. Sokolinoe and Boyko massif. The originality of the Danilcha-Koba natural monument lies in the fact that the cave resembled a huge shell, open like an orchestra platform.

How to get there?

There is a bus from Simferopol and Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe. Distance from Simferopol - 60 km, from Bakhchisarai - about 25 km. From Simferopol (from the Zapadnaya bus station) there are four flights to Sokolinoe: 8:40, 9:20, 13:15, 14:40. You can come by train to Bakhchisarai. The first bus from Bakhchisarai to Sokolinoe leaves at 5:20 from the bus station, the last one at 17:30, however, according to local residents, flights after 16:00 are sometimes canceled. The bus station in Bakhchisaray is located on the outskirts of the city, and you need to get to it by local city minibus, which can be a problem if you have voluminous and heavy luggage.

The bus stops in the center of the village at a bus stop (there is no bus station). The road then goes serpentine to the Ai-Petrinskoye plateau and descends from it in even steeper loops to Yalta, but there is no public transport along it.