Chatyr-Dag

Chatyr-Dag (, Ukrainian: Чатир-Даг, Russian: Чатыр-Даг) is a mountainous massif in Crimea, near the Simferopol-Alushta highway. In the Crimean Tatar language çatır means tent and dağ means mountain. Overview The mountain consists of two plateaus: the lower (north) and the upper (south). The lower plateau slopes gently down to its northern side, which is covered in steppe grass. On its southern end (near the steep slope of the higher plateau), the lower plateau is covered with beech forests and j…