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Carpathian Mountains

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Elevation 2655
Highest point Gerlachovský štít
Length1,700 km (1,100 mi)
Countries Romania
Ukraine
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Czechia
Serbia
Did you knowThe Carpathians are located in Central Europe and range through the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Serbia, and Romania, where 53% of the Carpathians lie.
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About Carpathian Mountains


The Carpathian Mountains form a 1,500km-long range in Central and Eastern Europe. They stretch west to east in an arc from the Czech Republic to Romania. The Tatra range between Slovakia and Poland is a national park and has several peaks above 2,400 meters. More than half of the Carpathian range lies in Romania, where spruce forests are home to brown bears, wolves and lynxes.

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...By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Sacele, RomaniaThe villa at the end of Strada Narciselor sits at the end of a perilous road, surrounded by the fir-covered peaks of the Carpathian Mountains...

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" I'm Alina Pash . The Pash stands for passion. "

The 28-year-old Ukrainian singer says she's ready to represent her country at this year's Eurovision in May, after winning a TV Competition on Saturday.

Ukraine's national broadcaster UA: PBC has now " suspended" its agreement for her to be the country's representative at The Song contest to be held in May.

Authorities are investigating a 2015 trip she made to Crimea , in 2014.

The Row over her Crimean visit comes as The World watches to see.

" We already have so many problems, " Alina tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. " The pandemic is one of them and it's still with is. Do we need war on top? Are you serious? "

Who is Alina Pash ?

Born in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains in Western Ukraine , Alina rose to fame on her country's version of The X Factor .

She says she's been waiting " eight years" for the chance to represent her country at Eurovision - The World 's largest music Competition - and won Vidbir, The National selection show.

Her song, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, mixes genres with her aim " to show The World that Ukrainian culture is beautiful".

Despite a potential invasion by Russia, a significant amount of Social Media chat in Ukraine on Saturday Night was about Alina Pash , Eurovision and her fellow competitors.

Why is Alina's 2015 trip to Crimea controversial?

There are strict travel rules in place over how people enter Crimea - it's not illegal for Ukrainians to visit but it can be frowned upon.

Alina has provided authorities with proof of how she entered the region but that's now being scrutinised.

In a statement to Newsbeat, Ukraine's public broadcaster says it's " expecting the response of The State Border Guard Service" to " confirm the validity of the document".

At The Moment , her chance to compete at Eurovision is on hold and she says Some People are claiming she's un-Ukrainian.

" I'm a Ukrainian girl. I'm talking in Ukrainian and My Song is about Ukraine, " she explains.

" There is no way that I can be against it. "

'We're not going to run'

The situation between Ukraine and Russia could change drastically before both countries share a stage together in The Italian city of Turin in May.

For The Time being, Alina says some of her friends are already In Fear and have their bags ready in case they need to Go On The Run .

" We need to be ready, " she says explaining that if Russia does invade she'll be ready to " fight".

" I believe in my message that we don't need A War but if they (Russia) are going to push us we're going to stand together.

" Artists like myself want to create something good. We want to create light and positive news but we're living in this reality. We're going to react. We're not going to run. "

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Source of news: bbc.com

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