Ai-Petri

Ai-Petri
Cablecar ascending Ai-Petri
Highest point
Elevation	1,234.2 m (4,049 ft)
Coordinates	44°27′4″N 34°3′10″E / 44.45111°N 34.05278°ECoordinates: 44°27′4″N 34°3′10″E / 44.45111°N 34.05278°E
Geography
Ai-Petri
Parent range	Crimean Mountains

Ai-Petri (Ukrainian: Ай-Петрі, Russian: Ай-Петри, Crimean Tatar: Ay Petri); (translated from Greek. Saint Peter) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea.

The name has Greek origin, and is translated as St. Peter (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος).

Ai-Petri is one of the windiest places in Crimea. The wind blows for 125 days a year, reaching a speed of 50 m/s (110 mph).^[1]

The peak is located above the city of Alupka and the town of Koreiz.

There is a Cable Car that takes passengers from a station near Alupka to the main area in Ai-Petri, which costs about 60 грн for adults and 30 грн for children, one way.

Images

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  A panoramic view from Ai-Petri.

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  View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka.

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  View on Ai-Petri

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  View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka.

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  Ai-Petri in the 1850s, by Carlo Bossoli

References

1. Ai-Petri Mountain (in Russian)