Alma (Crimea)
The Alma (Ukrainian: Альма; Russian: Альма, Crimean Tatar: Alma) is a small river in Crimea that flows from the Crimean Mountains in a broadly west-north-west direction to the Black Sea. Its mouth lies just south of Pishchane, halfway between Yevpatoria and Sevastopol. Alma is the Crimean Tatar word for an "apple".
| Alma | |
|---|---|
 Alma river near memorial of Battle of Alma | |
| Native name | Альма |
| Location | |
| Country | Disputed between Russia and Ukraine[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Babuğan Yayla, Crimean Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Kalamita bay of the Black Sea |
| Length | 83 km (52 mi) |
Geography
The Alma, formed by the confluence of the Sary-su, the Savlykh-su and the Babuganka (Babuğan Yayla) rivers, flows mostly through the mountains.[2] The Alminskoye and Partizanskoye storage reservoirs are located along its course.[2]
History
During the Crimean War of 1853–1856, in the Battle of the Alma near the lower reaches of the Alma river, the allied British, French, and Ottoman armies defeated the Russians under Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov on 20 September 1854.[3]
References
- This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.
- Grinevetsky, Sergei R.; et al., eds. (2014). "Alma". The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Berlin: Springer. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-642-55226-7.
- Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
