Dortkul ( Ukrainian: Dortkul , Crimean-Tat. Dörtkül, Dertkul ) is a hill within the Inner Ridge of the Crimean Mountains , located on the northern outskirts of Belogorsk (Karasubazar).
| Dortkul | |
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| ukr Dortkul , Crimean Tat. Dörtkül | |
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| A country |
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| Region | Crimea |
| Mountain system | Crimean mountains |
Content
Title
The name of the mountain in translation from the Crimean Tatar language means “quadrangular”, “quadrangle” [2] [3] . In Central Asia, so ( Kaz. T казrtkүl , Uzbek. To'rtkul ) are usually referred to as table mountains-outliers, whose walls are steep and impregnable, and the top seems to be cut off. However, the difference between the Crimean Dortkul is that it is not a remnant from a geological point of view. In this case, the role was played by relative external similarity.
History
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| Memorial Stone on Dort Kul | |
| The remains of the old cemetery | |
From ancient times on the hill there was an Orthodox Greek cemetery for wealthy citizens and nobles. The Greeks, along with Armenians, Tatars, Turks and Jews, lived in Karazubazar from the 13th century. During the Crimean War of 1853-1856, all deceased defenders of Sevastopol were buried on this mountain. In the late past, noble nobles and military leaders were buried at its peak, then there was a chapel . Cemetery slabs still lie on the slopes of Dort-Kul.
In the 1960s, the slopes of a treeless hill were terraced and planted with pine seedlings. Landings successfully rooted and the hill is completely covered with plantations.
Interesting fact
Now at this place is a repeater [4] . In 1981, while preparing the foundation for it, they dug a pit in which a crypt was discovered where a man and a woman were buried. Further on regalia and on the basis of archival materials, it was found that the Catherine general, Baron von Shits, Anton Osipovich , whose hussar regiment was stationed in Karasubazar, were buried in this crypt [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Bushakov V. A. Lexical warehouse of historical toponim Krimu. - Kiev, 2003.
- ↑ Crimean Tatar-Russian-Ukrainian Dictionary / Comp. S. M. Useinov. - Simferopol: Thesis, 2008. ISBN 978-966-470-005-1 .
- ↑ Crimea. Geographical names
- ↑ Crimea - Russian Land: Unforgettable Warriors of a Forgotten War