Chatyr-Tau or Chatyrtau (/ˌʃʌtərˈtaʊ/ SHUT-ər-TOW, rhymes with "now"; Russian: Чатыр-тау or Чатыртау; Tatar: Чатыр-тау, romanized: Çatır-taw, or Чатыртау, Çatırtaw, IPA: [ɕɑˌtɤ̞ɾˈtɑʊ]), also known as Shatyor-Gora (Russian: Шатёр-гора; both lit. '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]
| Chatyr-Tau | |
|---|---|
| Çatır-Taw | |
  Chatyr-Tau Location in Tatarstan, Russia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 321.7 m (1,055 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°53′N 53°11′E / 54.883°N 53.183°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Russia |
| Parent range | Bugulma-Belebey Upland[1] |
See also
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edit- ^ Воробьев Н.И. Основы физической географии Татарской А. С. С. Республики. Казань, Татгосиздат, 1936
- ^ "Чатыр-тау". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.