Mount Nif
Mount Nif | |
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(one among several Mt. Luvian warrior prince monument carved in rock dated to late-13th century BC at Karabel Pass on Mount Nif | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,510 m (4,950 ft)see section |
Coordinates | 38°17′58″N 27°1′8″E / 38.29944°N 27.01889°E |
Geography | |
Location | Kemalpaşa, İzmir, Turkey |
Mount Nif, Turkish: Nif Dağı, (elevation: 1,510 m or 4,954 ft) is a mountain in the district of Kemalpaşa, towering over the district center (formerly also called Nif), located immediately to the east of the city of İzmir, in western Turkey. It was one of the nineteen mountains which carried the name Olympus in ancient times.
Mount Nif's mass is a protrusion in western direction of
Mount Nif is distinguished from the rest of the mountain chain massif by a narrow but key pass at a locality called Karabel which leads south towards the town of Torbalı.
Karabel Pass is famous for its
A second pass to the north of Mount Nif separates it, or connects it, since it is still at some altitude, from Mount Sipylus, at the locality called Belkahve. Belkahve is the principal point of access from the east to İzmir metropolitan area and commands an impressive view of a large part of the city. Ankara-İzmir highway, notably, is checked by its sinuous slopes.
Mount Nif is sometimes cited as "Kemalpaşa Mountain" in reference to the district center, especially in Turkish sources. But the name "Mount Nif", deriving from "
See also
- Luvians
References
- ^ David Hawkins (1998). Tarkasnawa, King of Mira. Anatolian Studies, Vol. 48.
Sources
- J. David Hawkins (2009), "The Arzawa letters in recent perspective" (PDF), British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan, 14, British Museum: 73–83
- Ekrem Akurgal (2002). Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey. ISBN 978-0-7103-0776-7.
- George E. Bean (1967). Aegean Turkey: An archaeological guide. Ernest Benn, ISBN 978-0-510-03200-5.