Ayu-Dag
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| Ayu-Dag | |
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 Ayu-Dag. View from Artek's beach |
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| Elevation | 572 m (1877 feet) |
| Location | Crimea, Ukraine |
| Range | Crimean Mountains |
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Ayu-Dag or Medved-gora (Russian: Аю-Даг, Медведь-гора, Ukrainian: Аю-Даг, Crimean Tatar: Ayuv Dağ) is the peak in Crimea, Ukraine. It is also known under Russified name Medved-gora (Russian: Медведь-гора, Ukrainian: Ведмідь-гора). The peak is located 16 km north-east from Yalta between the towns of Gurzuf and Partenit.
There is camp Artek near Ayu-Dag (Medved Mountain).
The mountain is laccolith. Today its territory is Nature reserve (5.5 km2).
All language variants of mountain's name mean Bear Mountain ("bear" - медведь in Russian, ведмідь in Ukrainian, ayuv in Crimean Tatar; "mountain" - гора in Russian and Ukrainian, dağ in Crimean Tatar).
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