LongreadsBelogorsk: The White Rock by Black WaterDuring the late Middle Ages, the city stood on the trade route from the Perekop Isthmus to coastal cities while Karasubazar was a major transit centre for caravans. The Great Silk Road was also close to the area.
NatureThe Suvorov OakThis pedunculate oak has four trunks; two hollows in them have been filled with concrete. The tree is over 750 years old, with the girth of the trunk 9.54 m at 1.3 m above the ground.
NatureKarabi YaylaThis mountain range is part of the main ridge of the Crimean Mountains, the easternmost yaila (mountain pasture) in Crimea. Its average height is 1,000 m above sea level, and the highest peak of Mount Tai Koba is 1,262 m.
NatureThe White RockLocated near the village of Belaya Skala, which stands for White Rock in Russian, (Ak-Kaya in Crimean Tatar) in the Belogorsk District, this majestic vertical rocky wall towers over the valley of the Biyuk-Karasu River.
TransportBelogorsk Bus StationThe bus station has a waiting hall with 50 seats, a bus driver break room, and shops.
NatureTaigan Safari ParkIt is Europe’s first park of lions. About 60 African big cats live in the area of over 30 ha in the foothills of the Crimean Mountains.
