Babijowa Hora (Babij Mountain)
- November 13, 2008
In Western Ukraine, close by the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains lies a series of mountain ridges [Гора] bordering the town of Dolyna [Доли́на] which transliterates in English to “valley”.
One of these so-called “Horas” or “Goras” is called Babijowa Hora (Бабійова Гора) or Babij Mountain. Apparently, this hilly area called “babyeeka” or “babiyeva” was named after a WW II resistance fighter whose surname was Babij (Бабій). Read more...