Crimean Mountains
Mountain range along the southeastern coast of Crimea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crimean Mountains (Crimean Tatar: Qırım dağları; Ukrainian: Кримські гори; Russian: Крымские горы; Turkish: Yayla Dağları) or Yayla Mountains /jaɪːlə/, /jeɪːlæ/ are a range of mountains running parallel to the south-eastern coast of Crimea, between about 8–13 kilometers (5–8 miles) from the sea. Toward the west, the mountains drop steeply to the Black Sea, and to the east, they change slowly into a steppe landscape.
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Crimean Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Roman-Kosh |
Elevation | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
Coordinates | 44°36′47″N 34°14′36″E |
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Geography | |
Location | Southern Crimea |
Range coordinates | 44°45′N 34°30′E |
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Age of rock | Cretaceous |
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The Crimean Mountains consist of three subranges. The highest is the Main Range, which is subdivided into several yaylas or mountain plateaus (yayla or yaylak is Turkic for "alpine meadow"). They are:
- Baydar yayla
- Ai-Petri yayla
- Yalta yayla
- Nikita yayla
- Hurzuf yayla
- Babugan yayla
- Chatyr-Dag yayla
- Dologorukovskaya (Subatkan) yayla
- Demirci yayla
- Qarabiy yayla