▁days ▁earlier . ▁By ▁the ▁Peace ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁K uch uk - K ain ar ji ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁Ker ch ▁and ▁Y en ik ale ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁Russia . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁her itage ▁has ▁been ▁almost ▁completely ▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁Russian ▁naval ▁forces ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁adm iral ▁F y odor ▁U sh akov ▁defeated ▁the ▁Turkish ▁fleet ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁location , ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁Ker ch ▁developed ▁into ▁an ▁important ▁trade ▁and ▁fish ing ▁port . ▁The ▁state ▁museum ▁of ▁ancient ▁times ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁educational ▁institutions ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁iron work ▁factory ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁huge ▁iron ▁ore ▁depos it ▁found ▁on ▁Ker ch ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁British ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁mechanical ▁and ▁c ement ▁fact ories ▁were ▁built , ▁and ▁t inned ▁food ▁and ▁to b acco ▁fact ories ▁were ▁established . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Ker ch ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁rail road ▁system , ▁and ▁the ▁fair way ▁of ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it ▁was ▁deep ened ▁and ▁w iden ed . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁population