Monday 24 August 2020

Baba mountains and crags

This peak on Stara planina (Old mountain) in South of Serbia is called "Babin zub" (Grandmother's tooth). It is one of many toponyms and hydronyms with the root "Baba" (Grandmother) found in the area. 

Interestingly, the word "Baba" (and its variant Boba) once also meant "rock" and "Mother Earth" 

There are many many more mountains, hills and crags with "Baba" in its name all over the Balkans. 

This is a page that will collect the names and images of all the known mountains, and other toponyms and hydronyms with the root "baba" or "boba" from the Balkans.

Please send me any info about any toponym or hydronym I missed. Thank you. 


SERBIA

This is an example of "bobija" from mountain Azbukovica, Serbia


Bobija, Serbia (copper mine)



Babina glava, Mt Suvobor, Serbia



Gužbaba, Mt. Šar planina, Serbia


Babino polje, Starac peak, Mt. Prokletija, Serbia



Visibaba, Azbukovica, Serbia (No pictures found)
Baba, Kopaonik - western Serbia (No pictures found)
Babin vrh, Kučaj (Resavica) (No pictures found) The whole area is full of caves and mines.

Babino Mašilo, Severni Kučaj. Babino Mašilo is a mountain in Serbia, situated between Prun, Šomrda and Trstenik, and nearby to Kriva Dula. 


Mučibaba, Stara planina


 Tresibaba, southeastern Serbia


Babušnica, valley below Stol (Table or Throne) mountain, Serbia


Babička gora, Serbia


Babin zub, Majdan. Couldn't find any picture of the Babin zub (Baba's tooth) peak, but here is a tipical scene from Majdan (Mine) mountain


Babin drob (No pictures found)

Baba, Rtanj, Serbia



Tornička Bobija, Mt Bobija, Serbia



Babin nos, Mt Stara Planina, Serbia


Babina Stena is a peak found in Kosovo, Serbia

 

Babin zub (Baba's tooth) peak, Mt. Stara Planina (Old Mountain), Serbia


Babin kuk, Stara planina, Serbia (no photo)

Babin nos, Serbia



Mt, Baba, Paracin, Serbia




Mt. Mala Baba, Paracin, Serbia



CROATIA

Two peaks are called Babin Vrh (Baba's peak).

Babin vrh  (Baba peak) (1) Južni Velebit, Croatia


Babin vrh  (Baba peak) (2)   Južni Velebit, Croatia


Babin kuk, Velebit Croatia


Visibaba (Hanging baba, snow drop), Mt. Velebit, Croatia. This is a very good video showing the climb to the Visibaba peak



Bobički kuk, Velebit, Croatia


Babin grob (Baba's grave), Mt. Učka, Croatia


Babina gomila (Baba's pile), Mt Rujnica, Croatia


Kuk (rock) Baba, Vinodol, Croatia


Rock outcrop called Baba, above the village Krvavic, near Makarska, Croatia


MACEDONIA

Mt. Babuna, Macedonia. On mountain Babuna there is a river Babunica. In Makedonia there was once a tribe called Babuni



Pelister, Mt. Baba, Macedonia


Baba pass, Mt Galičica. From this point you can see both lake Ohrid and lake Prespa. In front is mount Magaro


BOSNIA

Babin zub, Sarajevo, Bosnia


Baba Mountain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, a mountain in the south-east of Bosnia-Herzegovina


MONTENEGRO

Mala Bobija, Skadar, Montenegro


Bobija hill, Žabljak, Montenegro


Milunova bobija, Montenegro



Bablji zub, Sinjajevina, Montenegro



Babina Gora, nothern part of Mt. Baba, Prokletije, Montenegro


Babina glava, Lovćen, Montenegro


BULGARIA

Etropolska Baba, a mountain in the Balkan Mountains near Etropole, Bulgaria


Tetevenska Baba, a mountain in the Balkan Mountains near Teteven, Bulgaria


Čelopečka baba, a mountain in the Balkan Mountains near Čelopek


Baba, Mt. Rila near the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria


Baba, Mt. Pirin, Bulgaria


Baba, Mt. Rodopi, Bulgaria


SLOVENIA

Lučka Baba, Slovenia


Velika and Mala Baba (Big and Small Baba) peaks in Kamnik Alps, Slovenia


Velika Baba, Jezersko, Slovenia


Velika Baba, krnsko jezero, Slovenia


Veliki Babanski Skedenj, Slovenia



Dovška baba, Mt. Karavanke, Slovenia



Ljubeljska Baba, Košutica, Mt. Karavanke, Slovenia



Poljanska baba on the eastern slope of Mt. Mežakla, Slovenia


"Babe na Kmniškem sedlu", Slovenia


Baba, Rodik


Ajdovska baba, Pilstanj, Slovenia


Babji zob, Mt Jablanica, Slovenia


Babji zob nad Martuljkom, Slovenia


Babji zob na Studorju, Slovenia


Babji zob v Kočevšu pod Vojskim, Slovenia


Babji zob, Škofjeloško, Cerkljansko hribovje in Jelovica


4 comments:

  1. Babia Góra one of the most iconic mountain in Poland https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babia_G%C3%B3ra, Babia Skała on Jura Krakowsko- Częstochowska and very interseting fact connected with https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babia_Ska%C5%82a

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  2. on Baba mountain, in Macedonia, highest pick, Pelister, there is also a toponym Babin Zab ( zub )

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  3. To contribute to the list: Babina Greda, Croatia

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