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The name “Kara-Dag” means “black mountain”. It’s an extinct volcano that used to be active 120-160 million years ago. Since 1979 it’s a national reserve. It occupies the area of 22 square kilometers from Koktebel to villages Schebetovka and Kurortnoye, forming cozy bays. Mountain ranges and alps have Turkic names: Hoba-Tepe (summit with caves), Syuryu-Bah (sharp cliff). There is gorge Gyaur-Bah (garden of unfaithful) and spring Gyaur-Cheshme (spring of unfaithful). In stone statues of the mountain Karagach (black tree) you can see figures of a king and queen, their retinue and throne. Kara-Dag can be found in many masterpieces of painting and literature.