Almas (folklore)

Almas
Creature information
Other name(s)Almasty
Similar entitiesYeti, Bigfoot, Skunk ape
FolkloreCaucasian mythology, Turkic mythology
Origin
RegionNorth Caucasus, Northern Asia, Central Asia and portions of Eastern Asia

In North Caucasian and Turkic 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.

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