Kaçkar Mountains
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Kaçkar Mountains (Turkish: Kaçkar Dağları) or simply Kaçkars (Turkish: Kaçkarlar) are a mountain range rising above along the Black Sea coast in eastern Turkey.
With highest peak Kaçkar Dağı, elevation 3,937 m (12,920 ft), and mountain plateaus at about 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in elevation, it is the highest part of Pontic Mountains. The Kaçkars are glaciated mountains, alpine in character, with steep rocky peaks and numerous mountain lakes.
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[edit] Geography and etymology
The name Kaçkar (thought to be from the Armenian Խաչքար (Khachkar literally meaning "cross stone") may be used in various senses. It may describe the whole mountain range, including the many mountain groups, or it may just describe the Kaçkar-Kavron group with its highest peak, or just the highest peak itself. The local name of the highest peak or its mountain group Kaçkar Dağı translates to Kaçkar Mountain, and the name of the range Kaçkar Dağları translates to Kaçkar Mountains.
On the south and east, the Kaçkar Mountains are bordered by the Çoruh river valley; on the north, by the Black Sea coast.
[edit] Major mountain groups
- Altıparmak group
- Kavron (or Kaçkar-Kavron)
- Verçenik group
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Tunç Fındık (2001) Kaçkar Dağları, Homer Kitabevi, Istanbul. ISBN 975-8293-18-4 (Turkish)
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