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crimean mountains
n. a range of mountains running parallel to the south-east coast of Crimea
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Crimean Mountains
The Crimean Mountains (, translit. Krymski hory; , translit. Krymskie gory; ) is a range of mountains running parallel to the south-east coast of Crimea, between about 8–13 kilometer (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.
The Crimean Mountains consist of three subranges. The highest is the Main range. The Main range is subdivided into several massives, known as yaylas or mountain plateaus (Yayla is Crimean Tatar for "Alpine Meadow"). They are:
- Baydar Yayla
- Ay-Petri Yayla
- Yalta Yayla
- Nikita Yayla
- Hurzuf Yayla
- Babugan Yayla
- Chatyr-Dag Yayla
- Dologorukovskaya (Subatkan) Yayla
- Demirji Yayla
- Karabi Yayla