Uchan-su ( uk, Учан-Су, russian: Уча́н-Су crh, Uçan Suv), is a waterfall on the river Uchan-su on the southern slopes 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 ...

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 ...

. The name translates from the Crimean Tatar language for ''flying water''. Uchan-su, the highest waterfall in Crimea, is a popular tourist attraction located 7 km from the city of

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crimea ...

halfway to

Ai-Petri Ai-Petri (, russian: Ай-Петри, uk, Ай-Петрі, sep=comma) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea. The name is of Greek origin, and translates as St. Peter ( el, Άγ ...

Mountain. The waterfall is high at an altitude of and is most powerful during the spring when it is fed by snow melt in the mountains. The water originates from one of the

tops which falls onto the shallow water .

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