Paragilmen ( Ukrainian Paragilmen , Crimean Tat. Paragilmen, Paragilmen ) - a wooded mountain, 2 km north of the village of Small Mayak , Big Alushta .
| Paragilman | |
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 Mount Paragilmen. View from the Yalta-Simferopol highway | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 857 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Crimea |
| Mountain system | Crimean mountains |
The name of the mountain comes from the Greek "paraginome" - "to go beyond something" [3] .
Paragilmen is the highest limestone outcast of the Main Ridge , 871 meters above sea level [4] . From the sea, this mountain looks like a big trapeze; it has steep slopes up to 60-80 ° and a flattened top, stretching from south to north almost half a kilometer. About 30 species of trees and shrubs grow on Paragilmen, 10 of them are listed in the Red Book . Attraction Paragilmena are two large yews on top of the mountain. The diameter of the trunk of one of them - about 70 centimeters, and the mighty branches spread to the sides of 7-8 meters. This yew giant is probably one of the oldest trees in Crimea [4] .
Paragilmen - a monument of nature since 1964.
Literature
- Belyansky I. L., Lezina I. N., Superanskaya A. V. Crimea: geographical names, Simferopol, "Tavria-plus", 1998
- Ena V. G. Preserved landscapes of Crimea, Simferopol "Tavria", 1989
Notes
- ↑ Soyuzkart VKK99
- ↑ This geographical object is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the object of territorial disputes between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which are recognized by the international community, the disputed territory is located. According to the federal structure of Russia , in the disputed territory of the Crimea, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are located - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal importance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , in the disputed territory of the Crimea are located the regions of Ukraine - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with a special status Sevastopol .
- ↑ Belyansky I. L., Lezina I. N., Superanskaya A. V. Crimea: geographical names, Simferopol, “Tavria-plus”, 1998, p. 99
- ↑ 1 2 Ena V. G. Preserved landscapes of Crimea, Simferopol “Tavria”, 1989, p. 80