Mount Azov
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Azov (Template:Lang-ru) is a mountain in Central Ural, Russia. It is located 8 km from Polevskoy next to the Zyuzelsky village. It's one of the natural monuments of Russia.[1]
According to Aleksandr Matveyev, the configuration of the rocks gives a reason to believe that the name of the mountain derives from the Tatar word azaw teš (азау теш), meaning "molar tooth". In other Turkic languages the word means "fang", "edge", or "sting".[2] The archaeologist E. Bers believed that in the Iron Age it served as the sacrificial place.
According to popular beliefs, the creature from the local folktales called Azovka (lit. "the Azov girl") lives inside Mount Azov.[3]
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