Ilgaz Mountains

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Ilgaz Mountains
Küçükhacet Tepe (2546 m)
Highest point
Elevation2,587 m (8,488 ft)
Parent peakBüyükhacet Tepe (2587 m)
Coordinates41°06′00″N 33°52′00″E / 41.1°N 33.866667°E / 41.1; 33.866667
Naming
Native nameIlgaz Dağları (Turkish)
Geography
LocationPaphlagonia, Anatolia, Turkey
Parent rangePontic Mountains
Sea of Trees
Poppy fields on the southern slopes

Ilgaz Mountains (

romanized: Olgassys) is a mountain range in northwest Anatolia, Turkey. It belongs to the Pontic Mountains system.[1]

Geography

In west

Central Anatolia is 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the peak. The altitude of the highest pass on the highway is 1,850 m (6,070 ft).[4]

History

The ancient

Parthenius River. The surrounding country was filled with temples erected by the Paphlagonians.[5] The mountain mentioned by Ptolemy under the name of Ligas, Gigas, or Oligas,[6] is probably the same as the Olgassys of Strabo. William Smith considered the current name a corruption of the former name.[7]

National park

Main article: Mount Ilgaz National Park

The Mount Ilgaz National Park (Turkish: Ilgaz Dağı Milli Parkı) at the west of the highway pass was opened on June 2, 1976 and is easily accessible from the highway D.765. Total area of the park is 1,088 ha (10.88 km2). At the highest elevation of the park, there are a number of hotels servicing to skiers. The skiers may use a 1,500 m (4,900 ft) long chairlift to the ski area. The distance from Ankara is 200 km (120 mi), which makes the park nearest winter sports resort to the capital city citizens. During the summertime, the visitors may fish in the Baldıran Valley within the national park.[8][9]

Ecology

Ilgaz Mountains, especially the northern slopes, are covered with dense forestry. The popular name of the forestry around Ilgaz Mountains is "sea of trees" (Turkish: ağaç denizi). Some of the wild animals living in the wooded ranges are red deer, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, brown bear, gray wolf, European jackal, chamois and red fox. In 1996, a new insect species was discovered in Ilgaz Mountain ecology and in 2010 it was named as Merodon Ilgazense.[10]

In popular music

The theme of a popular song "Ilgaz" composed by Ahmet Samim Bilgen and lyrics by Cemil Türkarman is about Ilgaz Mountains.[11][12]

References

  1. Britannica Encyclopaedia
    . Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. ^ "Trekking ve Dağcılık" (in Turkish). Ilgaz Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. ^ "Her mevsim ayrı tat: ILGAZ" (in Turkish). Akşam. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. ^ "Online map". General Directorate of Highways. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  5. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p. 562. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  6. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.4.4.
  7. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Olgassys". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  8. ^ "Ilgaz Dağı Millî Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  9. ^ "Milli Parklar ve Korunan Alanlar" (in Turkish). T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  10. ^ "Ilgaz Dağı'nda Yeni Bir Böcek Türü Bulundu" (in Turkish). haberler.com. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  11. ^ "Yaz kış cennet bahçesi: Ilgaz" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Seyahat. 2004-01-16. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  12. ^ ZAMANIN İZLERİ: İLKELER, İDEOLOJİLER VE İSYANLAR (PDF) (in Turkish). KARADENİZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ YAYINLARI. 2017. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Olgassys". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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