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Mountain range along the southeastern coast of Crimea
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Crimean Mountains
Twilight on Demirci yayla
Highest point
PeakRoman-Kosh
Elevation1,545 m (5,069 ft)
Coordinates44°36′47″N 34°14′36″E / 44.61306°N 34.24333°E / 44.61306; 34.24333
Naming
Native name
Geography
LocationSouthern Crimea
Range coordinates44°45′N 34°30′E / 44.750°N 34.500°E / 44.750; 34.500
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous

The Crimean Mountains 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.

Subranges

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:

Highest peaks

Crimea's highest peak is the Roman-Kosh on the Babugan Yayla at 1,545 metres (5,069 ft). Other important peaks over 1,200 metres include:

Passes and rivers

The passes over the Crimean Mountains are (from east to west):

Rivers of the Crimean Mountains include the Alma River, Chernaya River, and Salhir River on the northern slope and Uchan-su River on the southern slope which forms the Uchan-su waterfall, and the highest waterfall in Crimea.

History

Archaeologists have found the earliest anatomically modern humans in Europe in the Crimean Mountains' Buran-Kaya caves. The fossils are 32,000 years old, with the artifacts linked to the Gravettian culture. The fossils have cut marks suggesting a post-mortem defleshing ritual.

Gallery

  • Qarabiy yayla Qarabiy yayla
  • Qarabiy yayla Qarabiy yayla
  • Qarabiy yayla Qarabiy yayla
  • Mountain plateau of Chatyr-Dag mountain Mountain plateau of Chatyr-Dag mountain
  • The Crimean Mountains The Crimean Mountains

See also

Notes

  1. Crimean Tatar: Qırım dağları; Ukrainian: Кримські гори; Russian: Крымские горы; Turkish: Yayla Dağları

References

  1. Prat, Sandrine; Péan, Stéphane C.; Crépin, Laurent; Drucker, Dorothée G.; Puaud, Simon J.; Valladas, Hélène; Lázničková-Galetová, Martina; van der Plicht, Johannes; et al. (17 June 2011). "The Oldest Anatomically Modern Humans from Far Southeast Europe: Direct Dating, Culture and Behavior". PLOS ONE. 6 (6). plosone: e20834. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...620834P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020834. PMC 3117838. PMID 21698105.
  2. Carpenter, Jennifer (20 June 2011). "Early human fossils unearthed in Ukraine". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

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