Turataw

Turataw (Bashkir: Торатау, romanized: Turatav — «fortress mountain») - one of the four shihans, located in Ishimbaysky District, on the border with the city Sterlitamak. The remainder of the reef, the Lower Permian (Late Paleozoic) reef massif, formed over 230 million years ago in the tropical sea.

Turataw
Highest point
Coordinates	53°33′16″N 56°05′56″E
Geography
Turataw Location Turataw Turataw (European Russia)
Location	Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia
Parent range	Southern Ural

This natural monument may be destroyed by The Bashkir soda company and Russian authorities.

Physiographic characteristic

Length - 1 km, width 850 m, height - above the Belaya River- 220 m, above the soil level - 200 m, the absolute height above the sea level - 338 m.

Has a conical shape. Slopes - 20-30 degrees, but do not form rocky ledges. The lower part is covered with screes. At the base of the northern slope of the mountain there are springs, one with sulphurous water.

At the foot of Yuraktaw is located the lake Moksha.

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  Shihan Toratau in the colors of the Flag of Bashkortostan
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  Toratau in winter