Alma (Crimea)
The Alma (Ukrainian: Альма; Russian: Альма, Crimean Tatar: Alma) is a small river in Crimea that flows from the Crimean Mountains in a broadly west-north-west direction to the Black Sea. Its mouth lies just south of Pishchane, halfway between Yevpatoria and Sevastopol. Alma is the Crimean Tatar word for an "apple".
| Alma | |
|---|---|
Alma river near memorial of Battle of Alma | |
| Native name | Альма (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Crimea |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Babuğan Yayla, Crimean Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Kalamita bay of the Black Sea |
| Length | 83 km (52 mi) |
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