Editing Kerch (section)

==Economy==
Today Kerch is home to many [[metallurgist]]s, shipbuilders, and fishermen. It also has a significant tourism sector.

===Industry===
The largest enterprises in the city are:
* Kerch Metallurgical Works Factory launched in 1900<ref>{{Cite journal |last=L. |first=S. |date=1 May 1952 |title=Iron and Steel in the Soviet Union |journal=The World Today |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=210–222}}</ref>
* Kamysh-Burun Iron Ore Plant
* [[Zaliv Shipbuilding Yard|Zaliv Shipyard]] that produces and repairs tankers and cargo ships.
Construction-materials, food processing, and light industries play a significant role in the city's economy. Kerch is also a fishing fleet base and an important processing centre for numerous fish products.

* Kerch Aircraft Repair Plant KeARZ
* KMZ KMK Metallurgical Plant, Kerch east
* Oil and Gas extraction industry petrochemical and storage
* Zaliv Shipyard, (Kamysh Burun Zheleznogoroda)
* Kvartz Quartz Glass Factory Plant KSZ (Glass (various) and optics, optical materials and instruments) (Kerch)
* PSZ Albatros, PSZ KMPZ Vityaz Priladobudivni (Instruments and Instruments making, Machinery, Engineering)
* Kamysh Burun Iron Metallurgy Plant
* KMZ KMTP SV Fregat floating docks yard and ship repair yard
* KSRZ uvas-trans floating docks yards and ship repair (also lesser Kerch ship repair yards around)

===Tourism===
[[File:Grand_Mithridates_stairs_2021-05-09.jpg|thumb|Mithridates Staircase (19th century)]]
[[File:Керчь.Главная улица .Сентябрь. ..jpg|thumb|Lenina street in Kerch]]

Because of its location on the shores of the [[Sea of Azov|Azov]] and [[Black Sea|Black]] seas, Kerch became a popular summer resort among people of the former [[Soviet Union|USSR]]. Also, several mud-cure sources are located near the city. Despite the seaside location, the tourist appeal of Kerch today is limited because of the industrial character of the city and associated pollution.
Despite the lack of beaches in the town's area, there are a lot of them at a distance of 20 minutes' travel by bus, train or taxi.

Kerch has a number of impressive architectural and historical monuments. Ancient historical heritage of the city makes it attractive for scientific tourism. The most notable of Kerch's sights are:
*Site of ancient settlement Pantikapaeum (5th century BC–3rd century AD).
*[[Royal Kurgan (Kerch)|Tsarskiy Kurghan]] (4th century BC) – burial mound for one of the Bosporian kings
*Church of [[John the Baptist|St. John the Baptist]] (AD 717)
*[[Yenikale|Fortress of Yenikale]] (18th century)
*The Great Mithridates Staircase leading on top of the [[Mount Mithridat]], contains 428 footsteps, built in 1833–1840 under the guidance of [[Italy|Italian]] architect [[Alexander Digbi]]
*Obelisk of Glory on the [[Mount Mithridat]], built after World War II
*[[Lapidarium, Kerch|Lapidarium]]
*Memorial of heroic [[Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry|guerilla warfare in Adzhimushkay mines]]
*[[Kerch (fortress)|Kerch Fortress]]; restricted area in Soviet times but free to enter in present days. The fortress was built by the Russian military architect [[Eduard Totleben|Totleben]] in the middle of 19th century.
* Sites of ancient settlements Mirmecium, Tiritaka and Nimphei. There are also some settlements which have gone underwater due to earthquakes.
* So called [[Demeter|Demetra]]'s Crypt, a crypt with numerous frescos dated 1st century BC.

===Transport===
[[File:Kerch Housing.jpg|thumb|Private houses are common in Kerch.]]

Kerch has a harbour on the Kerch Strait, which makes it a key to the [[Sea of Azov]]. It has several railroad terminals and a small airport. The [[Kerch Strait ferry line]] across the [[Kerch Strait]] was established in 1953, connecting Crimea and the [[Krasnodar Krai]] ([[Port Krym]] – [[Port Kavkaz]] line); (as of November 2009) there are also plans for a Kerch-[[Poti]] ferry route.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53185/ |title=Yushchenko says Ukraine to try quickly implement Kerch-Poti ferry route project|agency= Interfax-Ukraine|via=[[Kyiv Post]]|date=19 November 2009}}</ref>
Tavrida Highway work in progress along Kerch railway (two rails) highway (four lanes) bridge to connect Rostov Krasnodar with peninsula.

There are several ports in Kerch, including Kerch Maritime Trading Port, Kerch Maritime Fishing Port, [[Port Krym]] (ferry crossing), Kamysh-Burun Port.

The railroad terminals include: Kerch, Kerch I, Kerch Factory, Arshyntsevo, and Krym.

A bus network connects Kerch to other cities in Crimea and [[Krasnodar Krai]].

==== City transport ====
[[File:Kerch-tram-opendates.png|thumb|Map of tram lines with opening dates]]

Kerch had a tram system that was established in 1935 and destroyed in 1941.
[[File:Kerch-trolleybus-opendates.png|thumb|Trolleybus lines map with dates of opening]]
A trolleybus system was established in 2004, and has one line.

====Crimean Bridge====
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On 25 April 2010, Ukrainian President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] signed an agreement to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait. In January 2015, with Russia now in control, the contract for the construction of the bridge was awarded to [[Arkady Rotenberg]]'s [[Stroygazmontazh|S.G.M. Group]]. In May 2015 construction commenced, and the road section of the bridge was opened to traffic in May 2018. The rail section was opened in 2019, with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] taking the first train across on 23 December.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/20191223-putin-takes-first-train-across-crimea-bridge ''Putin takes first train across Crimea bridge''], [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]], 23 December 2019.</ref> It was [[2022 Crimean Bridge explosion|heavily damaged by an explosion]] on 8 October 2022.