Anapskaya Cove, Cove on the Black Sea in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Anapskaya Cove is a coastal inlet along the Black Sea near Anapa, featuring a wide sandy beach with gentle slopes into the water. The shoreline curves naturally, creating a protected swimming area bordered by low cliffs and rocky outcrops in places.

The cove is the remnant of a much larger Anapa Gulf, which was silted up by sediment from the foothill rivers by the end of the 19th century; the Anapa marshes now occupy most of the former gulf. Ancient settlements stood on its shore: Sindian Harbour, Gorgippia and the Genoese colony of Mapa. In 1881 the depth between the shoals north of the cape and the shore reached 10.7 metres.

The name Anapa is linked to the ancient settlement of Sindskaya Gavan, which stood on the cove's shore before the Greek colony of Gorgippia and later the Genoese colony of Mapa. Today the cove holds Anapa's yacht club and seaport, and its coastal water stadium hosts volleyball and beach football championships.

The bay's southern part, called Malaya Bujta, is the deepest section and meets the foothills of the Caucasus along the "Vysoky Bereg" shore, where cafés and embankments stand. The Central Beach lies near the mouth of the Anapka River. The coast rises and the water clears as you move from north to south.

The cove is the last remnant of a much larger Anapa Gulf, most of which silted up from river deposits by the end of the 19th century; the Anapka River now links it to the Anapa marshes. Ancient Greek amphora fragments are still found in the water.