Chatyr-Tau

Not to be confused with Chatyr-Dag.
Chatyr-Tau, Çatır-Taw
Highest point
Elevation 321.7 m (1,055 ft)
Dimensions
Length 12 km (7.5 mi)
Width 3 km (1.9 mi)
Geography
Country Russia
Parent range Bugulma-Belebey Upland[1]

Chatyr-Tau or Chatyrtau (/ʃʌtərˈt/; Russian: Чатыр-тау, Чатыртау; Tatar: Cyrillic Чатыр-тау, Latin Çatır-Taw, Çatırtaw [ɕʌˌtɯrˈtɑʊ], also Shatyor-Gora (Russian: Шатёр-гора, literally the Tent Mountain) is an upland near Aznakayevo, Tatarstan, Russia, sometimes referred as an only range of Tatarstan. The highest point is 321.7 m. The range is a natural monument of Tatarstan since 1972.[2]

  1. Воробьев Н.И. Основы физической географии Татарской А. С. С. Республики. Казань, Татгосиздат, 1936
  2. (Tatar) "Чатыр-тау". Tatar Encyclopaedia. Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.

Coordinates: 54°53′N 53°11′E / 54.883°N 53.183°E / 54.883; 53.183

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