Pic d'Orhy
Encyclopedia
Mount Orhy also Ori or Orhi in Spanish
and Basque
, is a mountain at the border of Navarre
and Soule
, in the Pyrenees
and is 2017 metres (6,617.5 ft) high. In the Pyrenees it is the westernmost peak above 2000 metres (6,562 ft).
It is a prominent mountain, very important in Basque mythology
and its grassy slopes are used as pastures.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
, is a mountain at the border of Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
and Soule
Soule
Soule is a former viscounty and French province and part of the present day Pyrénées-Atlantiques département...
, in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
and is 2017 metres (6,617.5 ft) high. In the Pyrenees it is the westernmost peak above 2000 metres (6,562 ft).
It is a prominent mountain, very important in Basque mythology
Basque mythology
The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the, albeit late, arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD...
and its grassy slopes are used as pastures.