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The Azov Fortress (Russian: Азовская крепость, tr. Azovskaya krepost) is a fortified complex in Azov, Rostov oblast, Russia, overlooking the Don River and the Port of Azov to the north. It includes a rampart, watchtowers and gates. The Azov fortress (formerly known as Azak fortress) was founded by Turks on behalf of the Ottoman Empire in 1475.

Azov History, Archeology and Paleontology Museum-Reserve, situated in the town of Azov in Rostov Oblast region of Russia, is one of the biggest southern museums of Russia hosting the richest paleontological collection in the South of Russia. The museum was established on 17 May 1917 by Michail Aronovich Makarovskiy.

The Alekseevsky Gate (Russian: Алексеевские ворота) is a monument of military and engineering art, former main gate of the Azov Fortress of the 15th century. The Gate dates to a later period - 17th- 18th centuries. The Alekseevsky Gate served as the southern entrance to the fortress. Together with the earthen rampart and the moat, it forms the only preserved part of the fortress, they are entered in the list of objects of cultural heritage of federal importance.

Monument to Aleksei Shein (Russian: Памятник А.М. Шеину) ― is a sculpture of Russian statesman, general, Boyar (from 1695), and the first Russian Generalissimo (1696) Aleksei Semenovich Shein. It is situated in the city of Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia.Aleksei Shein participated in the Crimean campaigns and suppressed Streltsy Uprising on the order of Peter the Great.

Monument to Peter I (Russian: Памятник Петру I) is a bronze monument of Peter the Great in the center of Azov, Rostov oblast, Russia. It was designed by sculptors Oleg Komov and Andrey Kovalchuk. The opening ceremony took place on 19 July 1996 and was held in conjunction by the 300-year anniversary of the Russian Navy.

The Soviet city of Taganrog, now part of the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation, had an eventful history during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.

The Powder Cellar Museum is a museum in the city of Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is a branch of Azov History, Archaeology and Paleontology Museum-Reserve. The place it occupies was recognized as a cultural monument of federal significance of Russian Federation.