Mount Azov Explained

Azov (ru|Азов) is a mountain in Central Ural, Russia. It is located 8 km from Polevskoy meat 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 a sacrificial place.

According to popular beliefs, a creature from local folktales called Azovka (lit. 'the Azov girl') lives inside Mount Azov.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://docs.cntd.ru/document/801104370 Об утверждении перечней особо охраняемых природных территорий, расположенных в Свердловской области
2. Матвеев А. К. Географические названия Урала: Топонимический словарь. — Екатеринбург: Сократ, 2008. — С. 10. — 352 с. — .
3. Book: Blazhes, Valentin . Valentin Blazhes

   . Valentin Blazhes . Bytovanie folklora v sovremennosti, na materiale jekspedicij 60-80 godov. ru:Бытование фольклора в современности, на материале экспедиций 60-80 годов. Фольклор Урала. 7. 1983. The Ural State University. Sverdlovsk. Russian. 7. Рабочие предания родины П. П. Бажова . The existence of folklore nowadays, based on the material of the 60-80s expeditions.