Baydar Valley

The Baydar or Baydari valley sprawls for 16 km north-east in the Balaklava Raion of Sevastopol, Crimea.

It is the source of the Chorna river and the location of the Chorna River Reservoir, Sevastopol's largest body of fresh water.

A highway from Yalta to Sevastopol traverses the dale.

The Baydar Pass connects the valley to the Black Sea coast.

Most of the valley is protected as a national zakaznik, called the Baydar Nature Reserve.