Mezmay
Coordinates: 44°12′N 39°58′E / 44.200°N 39.967°E
Mezmay (Russian: Мезма́й) is a settlement in Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the valley of the Kurdzhips River near its confluence with the Mezmay River, 35 kilometers (22 mi) south-east of Apsheronsk. Population: less than a thousand inhabitants. It is a popular mountain resort.
The village was linked with Absheron by narrow-gauge railway[1] but in 2011 this was completely interrupted due to a landslide.
Streets
- пер. Железнодорожный, (Railway St)
- пер. Заречный, (Zarechny St)
- пер. Клубный, (Club St)
- пер. Лесной, (Forest St)
- пер. Школьный, (School Street)
- ул. Больничная, (Hospital St)
- ул. Железнодорожная, (Railway Street)
- ул. Заводская, (Factory Street)
- ул. Заречная,
- ул. Клубная,
- ул. Лесная, (Forest St)
- ул. Нагорная,(Sermon St)
- ул. Подгорная,
- ул. Почтовая,(Postal St)
- ул. Рабочая, (Worker St)
- ул. Речная, (river St)
- ул. Учительская,
- ул. Школьная.(School Street)
- ул. Высокая (High St)
Name
The name Mezmay is formed of the two Circassian words Mez (forest) and Mye (wild apple),[2] so Mezmay translated from Circassian as "wild apples forest ."
Landmarks
Mezmay is a popular tourist site with a lot of natural attractions (waterfalls, caves, canyons, etc.), the "Clay Roman necropolis (Mezmayskoe burial)" on the north-western outskirts of the village and an Astrophysics Observatory of KubSU.
There is also Mezmaiskaya cave, where, in 1993, was found perfectly preserved skeleton of a Neanderthal baby from which DNA was extracted.[3]
References
- ↑ Узкоколейные железные дороги Краснодарского края.
- ↑ К. Х. Меретуков. Адыгейский топонимический словарь. Краснодар. 1981 г.]
- ↑ Причина вымирания неандертальцев – вулканическая зима?.
External links
- Tourism in Mezmay (Russian)