Syvash Sand Bar

The Arabat Spit is a long, narrow strip of sand between the Sea of Azov and the salty lagoons of the Syvash. Its low shore shelters the shallow waters behind it, while the open sea lies to the east. For much of its length the spit was sparsely inhabited, a landscape of sand and brine rather than towns. In 1835 a road and a series of postal stations were laid out along it, giving travellers a more regular route across the bar.