: American ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁Hawai i ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁fac ulty ▁Category : State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁One ont a ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Iowa ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Ker ch ▁( ; ▁, ▁; ▁Old ▁East ▁S lav ic : ▁К ър че в ъ , ▁An cient ▁Greek : ▁, ▁P ant ik á pa ion , ▁Med ieval ▁Greek : ▁ ▁Bos por os ; ▁; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁regional ▁significance ▁on ▁the ▁Ker ch ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Crime a . ▁Population : ▁▁ ▁F ounded ▁ 2 , 6 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁as ▁an ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁col ony , ▁Ker ch ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁cities ▁in ▁Crime a . ▁The ▁city ▁experienced ▁rapid ▁growth ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁battle ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Today , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁Crime a ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁republic ' s ▁most ▁important ▁industrial , ▁transport ▁and ▁tour ist ▁cent res . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An cient ▁times ▁Ar che ological ▁dig s ▁at ▁May