“ The fort, known as Kapu or Or-Kapu, became the nucleus of the town In the middle ages Perekop was known as Tuzla. In 1736 it was captured by the Russians under Munnich, and again in 1738 under Lascy (Lacy) , who blew up the fort and destroyed a great part of the dike. In 1754 the fort was rebuilt by Krim Ghirei, but the Greek and Armenian inhabitants of Perekop formed a new settlement at Armyanskiy Bazar (Armenian Market) , 3 m. farther south. Captured by the Russians in 1771, the town passed into Russian possession with the rest of the Crimea in 1783. ”