Alma River

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The Alma River is a watercourse on the Crimean Peninsula known for flowing through the Crimean Mountains and for being the site of the 1854 Battle of Alma during the Crimean War.

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Alma River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Russia
battleParticipantsAtLocation British Army
French Army
Ottoman Army
Imperial Russian Army
surface form: Russian Imperial Army
continent Europe
country Russia
flowsDirection generally southwest to northwest toward Black Sea
flowsInto Black Sea
flowsThrough Crimean Mountains
geologicalFeature river valley with vineyards and orchards
hasAlternativeName Alma (Crimean Tatar: Alma)
Alma (Russian: Альма)
Alma (Ukrainian: Альма)
hasClimateZone temperate continental with maritime influences
hasCoordinateRegion northwestern Crimea
hasEcosystem riparian habitats of steppe and foothill zones
hasMouthNear Alma village
Eupatoria
hasNameEtymology possibly from Crimean Tatar or Turkic origin
hasNearbySettlement Alma (village)
Pochtove
surface form: Pochtovoye

Skalyste
Verkhorechye
hasTributary Bodrak River NERFINISHED
Kacha River
surface form: Kacha River (historically associated in same region)
hasValley Alma Valley
historicalRegion Russian Empire
historicalSignificance site of first major allied victory in Crimean War
length approximately 83 km
locatedIn Bakhchisarai Raion
surface form: Bakhchysarai Raion

Belogorsky District
Crimea
Crimea
surface form: Crimean Peninsula

Simferopol Raion
mouthOfWatercourse Black Sea
notableEvent Crimean War
notableEventDate 20 September 1854
notableEventLocation Battle of Alma
partOf Crimean War battlefields
sourceRegion Crimean Mountains
usedFor agriculture
irrigation

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Crimean Mountains riverSource Alma River
Battle of Alma location Alma River
Battle of Alma river Alma River
Pont de l’Alma namedAfter Alma River