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Mount Akhun (Ахун) is a stand-alone mountain in the Khostinsky City District of Sochi, Russia. Wedged between the Matsesta and Khosta Rivers, this karst massif is the highest point of the Sochi littoral. The peak of Greater Akhun is above sea level.〔 Its summit is marked by a 100-foot-tall Romanesque tower. It was built in 1936 from limestone ashlar. The tower offers panoramic views of the Western Caucasus as far south as Gagra and Pitsunda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Îðëèíûå ñêàëû è âîäîïàäû âñåãî Àãóðñêîãî óùåëüÿ (ñ ïîäúåìîì íà ã. Àõóí) )〕 An 11-km-long serpentine road leads to the tower from the Sputnik Hotel. Lesser Akhun rises to an elevation of . Nearby are the ruins of a medieval Christian church. The entire massif contains about 20 caves. The forests support 200 species of higher plants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Гора Ахун и башня Большой Ахун | Сочи и Красная поляна | Культурный туризм )〕 The scenic Eagles' Rocks stretch along the right bank of the Agura River toward the Agura Falls. The mount was apparently sacred for the local Ubykh community. Its name translates from the Ubykh dialect as "the mountain giant". Image:View from the top of Akhun mountain.JPG|View from the top File:Tower on the Akhun mountain.JPG|The Akhun Tower == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Akhun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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