Similar entities | Yeti, Bigfoot, Skunk Ape |
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Folklore | Caucasian mythology Turkic mythology |
Other name(s) | Almasty |
Region | North Caucasus, Northern Asia, Central Asia and portions of Eastern Asia |
In North Caucasian folklore, an almas, alma or almasty, is a cryptid folk creature said to inhabit the Caucasus, Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia and the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia.[1][2]