Zeytin-Kosh Explained

Zeytin-Kosh
Elevation M:1537
Range:Crimean Mountains
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Map:Crimea
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Zeytin-Kosh is a mountain in Crimea and the third highest mountain in the Crimean Mountains.[1] Its height stands at 1537m (5,043feet) above sea level.

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").[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Краткая геополитическая характеристика АРК . dead . Главное управление статистики в Автономной Республике Крым . 2013-05-12 . uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710000906/http://www.sf.ukrstat.gov.ua/geohar.htm . 2013-07-10.
  2. Book: ru . Крымскотатарско-русско-украинский словарь . Сост. С. М. Усеинов . Симферополь . Тезис . 2008 . 182, 295 . 978-966-470-005-1.
  3. Web site: Топонимический словарь Крыма . dead . kimmeria.com . 2013-05-11 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323170506/http://kimmeria.com/kimmeria/toponimika/toponimika09.htm . 2014-03-23.