Editing Crimea (section)

===Southern Coast===
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[[File:Ялта Южный берег ДДима.jpg|thumb|The [[Crimean Mountains]] in the background and [[Yalta]] as seen from the [[Tsar's Path]].]]

The terrain that lies south of the sheltering Crimean Mountain range is of an altogether different character. Here, the narrow strip of coast and the slopes of the mountains are covered with greenery. This "riviera" stretches along the southeast coast from capes [[Cape Fiolent|Fiolent]] and [[Cape Aya|Aya]], in the south, to Feodosia. There are many summer sea-bathing resorts such as [[Alupka]], [[Yalta]], [[Gurzuf]], [[Alushta]], [[Sudak]], and [[Feodosia]]. During the years of Soviet rule, the resorts and [[dacha]]s of this coast were used by leading politicians<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Salem |first1=Harriet |last2=Makarova |first2=Ludmila |date=2014-03-28 |title=Crimean annexation brings dacha prize closer for Putin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/28/crimean-annexation-dacha-vladimir-putin-russian-president |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and served as prime perquisites of the politically loyal.{{Citation needed|reason=''Politically loyal'', like whom? ''Served as prime perquisites'', according to whom?|date=December 2012}} In addition, vineyards and fruit orchards are located in the region. Fishing, mining, and the production of [[essential oil]]s are also important. Numerous Crimean Tatar villages, mosques, [[monastery|monasteries]], and palaces of the Russian imperial family and nobles are found here, as well as picturesque ancient Greek and medieval castles.

The Crimean Mountains and the southern coast are part of the [[Crimean Submediterranean forest complex]] ecoregion. The natural vegetation consists of scrublands, woodlands, and forests, with a climate and vegetation similar to the [[Mediterranean Basin]].