Zeytin-Kosh

Zeytin-Kosh[lower-alpha 1] is a mountain in Crimea and the third highest mountain in the Crimean Mountains.[2] Its height stands at 1,537 metres (5,043 ft) above sea level.

Zeytin-Kosh
Top of Zeytin-Kosh
Highest point
Elevation1,537 m (5,043 ft)[1]
Coordinates44°37′04″N 34°16′58″E
Geography
Zeytin-Kosh
CountryDisputed:
Parent rangeCrimean Mountains

Etymology

The name of the mountain is of Crimean Tatar origin and literally means "olive kosh" (zeytün or in the southern coast dialect zeytin - "olive, olive tree"; qoş - "koshara, sheepfold").[3][4]

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Зейтін-Кош, Russian: Зейтин-Кош, Crimean Tatar: Zeytin Qoş

References

  1. "Topographic map of Zeytin-Kosh". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. "Краткая геополитическая характеристика АРК" (in Ukrainian). Главное управление статистики в Автономной Республике Крым. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Сост. С. М. Усеинов (2008). Крымскотатарско-русско-украинский словарь (in Russian). Симферополь: Тезис. pp. 182, 295. ISBN 978-966-470-005-1.
  4. "Топонимический словарь Крыма". kimmeria.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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