Perekop (Ukrainian & Russian: Перекоп; Crimean Tatar: Or Qapı; Greek: Τάφρος and Τάφραι[1] and Τάφρη[1]) is a village located on the Perekop Isthmus connecting the Crimean peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland.

During the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739), Russian field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Munnich successfully stormed the fortifications on June 17, 1736 and left the Tatar fortress in ruins.

The success of the Bolsheviks allowed them to oust Pyotr Wrangel's White Army from the Crimea.

Twelve years later, the Soviets founded the new town of Krasnoperekopsk 32 km (20 mi) to the south.

During World War II, Perekop was occupied by the German Army from September 27, 1941 to November 1, 1943.