Mount Azov

Azov (Russian: Азов) is a mountain in Central Ural, Russia. It is located 8 km from Polevskoy meat Zyuzelsky village. It's one of the natural monuments of Russia.^[1]

Mount Azov
Mount Azov, 2011
Highest point
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Coordinates	56°28′31″N 60°05′11″E
Geography
Mount Azov Location in Russia
Parent range	Ural Mountains

According to Aleksandr Matveyev, the configuration of the rocks gives a reason to believe that the name of the mountain derives from the Tatar word azaw teš (азау теш), meaning 'molar tooth'. In other Turkic languages the word means 'fang', 'edge', or 'sting'.^[2] The archaeologist E. Bers believed that in the Iron Age it served as a sacrificial place.

According to popular beliefs, a creature from local folktales called Azovka (lit. 'the Azov girl') lives inside Mount Azov.^[3]

References

1. Об утверждении перечней особо охраняемых природных территорий, расположенных в Свердловской области
2. Матвеев А. К. Географические названия Урала: Топонимический словарь. — Екатеринбург: Сократ, 2008. — С. 10. — 352 с. — ISBN 978-5-88664-299-5.
3. Blazhes, Valentin (1983). "Рабочие предания родины П. П. Бажова". Bytovanie folklora v sovremennosti, na materiale jekspedicij 60-80 godov Бытование фольклора в современности, на материале экспедиций 60-80 годов [The existence of folklore nowadays, based on the material of the 60-80s expeditions] (PDF). Фольклор Урала (in Russian). Vol. 7. Sverdlovsk: The Ural State University. p. 7.