Ai-Petri (, russian: Ай-Петри, uk, Ай-Петрі, sep=comma) is a peak in the

Crimean Mountains The Crimean Mountains ( uk, Кримські гори, translit. ''Krymski hory''; russian: Крымские горы, translit. ''Krymskie gory''; crh, Qırım dağları) are a range of mountains running parallel to the south-eastern coast o ...

. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...

. The name is of Greek origin, and translates as St. Peter ( el, Άγιος Πέτρος).

Overview

Ai-Petri is one of the windiest places in

. The wind blows for 125 days a year, reaching a speed of .Ai-Petri Mountain
(in Russian) The peak is located above the city of

Alupka Alupka (Ukrainian and Russian: Алу́пка; crh, Alupka; gr, Ἀλώπηξ, Alòpex) is a resort city located in the Crimean peninsula, a territory of Ukraine currently annexed by Russian Federation (see 2014 Crimean crisis). It is located t ...

and the town of Koreiz. There is a cable car that takes passengers from a station near Alupka to the main area in Ai-Petri.

Climate

Images

Image:Ai-Petri Mountain (Klymenko).jpg, A panoramic view from Ai-Petri. Image:Alupka - view from palace to Ai-Petri.jpg, View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in

. Image:Ai-Petri5.jpg, View on Ai-Petri Image:Ay Petri (Ai-Petri) dağları.jpg, View of Ai-Petri from Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka. File:Карло Боссоли. Вершины горы Ай-Петри.jpg, Ai-Petri in the 1850s, by

Carlo Bossoli Carlo Bossoli (6 December 1815, in Lugano – 1 August 1884, in Turin) was a Swiss-born Italian painter and lithographer, who spent his early career in Russia. He is best known for historical scenes from the Risorgimento. Biography His ...

References

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