Qarabiy yayla (; uk, Карабі́-Яйла́, translit=Karabi-Yaila; russian: Караби́-яйла́, translit=Karabi-yayla) is a mountain range and botanical

zakaznik Zakaznik (russian: зака́зник, зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; uk, singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zak ...

(nature reserve) located in

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

, a region internationally recognised as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia since 2014. The highest range of the

Crimean Mountains The Crimean Mountains ( uk, Кримські гори, translit. ''Krymski hory''; russian: Крымские горы, translit. ''Krymskie gory''; crh, Qırım dağları) are a range of mountains running parallel to the south-eastern coast o ...

, Qarabiy yayla is best known for its picturesque views and large number of caves.

Description

Qarabiy yayla is a limestone mountain range located in the of the Crimean Mountains. It is the largest range of the Crimean Mountains, with its highest mountain, , stretching to a height of . Separating Qarabiy yayla from other ranges are four rivers; to the west is the and its tributary, the , separating Qarabiy yayla from . To the east are the and rivers. Qarabiy yayla is best known for its caves. The mountain range has over 3,500 caves, including (Crimea's deepest cave), , and . Another popular attraction in Qarabiy yayla is Tay Qoba, and from there to the nearby . Qarabiy yayla is home to several protected areas, including the range itself, which is home to a botanical nature reserve for medicinal plants. Other protected areas include the

Crimean Mountain karst The Crimean Mountain karst ( crh, Qırımnıñ dağ karstı; uk, Гірський карст Криму, translit=Hirskyi karst Krymu; russian: Горный карст Крыма, translit=Gorny karst Kryma) is a karst and regional nature reserve ...

, Soldier cave, the spring, Qaratav (in particular, a beech forest at the mountain's plateau), and the .

History

Archaeological findings corresponding to the prehistorical Kizil-Koba culture have been found on Qarabiy yayla, dating back to the 7th or 8th century BCE. These findings last up until the 2nd century BCE. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Crimea was fully captured by

Nazi German Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

forces by 1942. In order to receive supplies from the Red Army, an impromptu airfield was established on Qarabiy yayla. From 28 September 1942 until the Crimean peninsula was fully recaptured by the Soviets on 12 May 1944, over 240 tonnes of cargo were delivered to the Crimean Soviet partisans, and 450 people were evacuated from Crimea to areas under Soviet control.

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