Binboğa Mountains

Binboğa Mountains
Binboğa Mountains
	A sunset view of Binboğa Mountains from Güzelim, Tufanbeyli - Adana, Turkey.
Highest point
Peak	2957
Elevation	1,330–2,957 m (4,364–9,701 ft)
Dimensions
Area	921.17 km2 (355.67 sq mi)
Naming
Native name	Binboğa Dağları (Turkish)
Geography
	Binboğa Mountains
Country	Turkey
Region	Kahramanmaraş
Range coordinates	38°20′N 36°35′E / 38.333°N 36.583°E
Geology
Age of rock	end of the Cretaceous
Type of rock	Carbonate platform and Binboğa Mélange

Binboğa Mountains are a mountain range located in Kahramanmaraş Province, southern Turkey.

Binboğa Mountains are located at about [20 km (12 mi) west of Afşin, within Sarız in Kayseri Province, Afşin and Göksun districts in Kahramanmaraş Province, and are oriented in north-south direction. The mountain range stretches over an area of 92,117 ha (921.17 km²), and has an elevation from 1,330 m (4,360 ft) up with its peak at 2,957 m (9,701 ft).^[1]

The Kayseri-Kahramanmaraş highway D.825 is situated on the west side of the mountain range. The Afşin Plains neighbor to the eastern mountainside. Settlements on the western side are Keklikoluk, Dayıoluk, Ördekli, Tavla and on the eastern side Yeniyapan, Büyükkızılcık, Binboğa, Türkçayırı. Highlands in the region are Subatan, Evciyurdu, Ebelik and Osmanoğlu, which serve as summer season resort.^[2]

The general geology of the Binboğa Mountains, which is a part of the Eastern

hyacinth species, which grow on rocks.^[2] Nature and National Parks Directorate of Kahramanmaraş Province recorded 177 endemic flora species on Binboğa Mountains.^[3] Main endangered endemic plants of Turkey are Allium glumaceum, Anthemis adonidifolia, Centaurea haussknechtii, Ferula longipedunculata, Graellsia davisiana, Silene balansae and Verbascum subserratum. Forests of Fir (Abies), Juniper, Pinus nigra subsp. pallasian, oak (Quercus) and mixed coniferous trees cover the mountains. Another main habitat of the mountain range is mountain steppe, which has rich vegetation and is important in regard of endemic flora.^[1]

Intense grazing of rare and endangered plants resulting from transhumance at the highlands of the mountain range and related animal husbandry is seen as a threat.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Binboğa Dağları" (in Turkish). Doğa Derneği. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Binboğa Dağları Nerededir?". Maraş Ana Haber (in Turkish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Binboğa Dağları 177 Endemik Bitkiye Ev Sahipliği Yapıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[dd-1] "Binboğa Dağları" (in Turkish). Doğa Derneği. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[mah-2] "Binboğa Dağları Nerededir?". Maraş Ana Haber (in Turkish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[m1-3] "Binboğa Dağları 177 Endemik Bitkiye Ev Sahipliği Yapıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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