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A syrt is a kind of an elevated landform in Russia and Central Asia.
The word means "highland", "ridge" or "backbone" in Turkic languages (sırt) and is present in Turkic toponymy in the mentioned areas: in Tien Shan, Pamirs, South Urals, such as Obshchiy Syrt by Urals, ("Long back") plateau by Koktebel in Crimea.
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Russia
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Crimea
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Central Asia
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International Standard Book Number
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Ural Mountains
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vertebral column
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Turkic
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drainage basin
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Tianshan Mountains
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Pamir Mountains
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toponymy
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drainage divide
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landform
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ridge
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quicksand
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highland
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anatomical placement
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denudation
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Koktebel
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Obshchy Syrt
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