Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park (Turkish: Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı), established on October 19, 2004, is a national park in northeastern Turkey. The national park stretches over the mountain range of Allahuekber Mountains and is located on the province border of Erzurum and Kars.[1]
| Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park | |
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| Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı | |
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  Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains NP  Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains NP  Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains NP | |
| Location | Şenkaya, Erzurum Province-Sarıkamış, Kars Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°18′07.27″N 42°36′52.04″E / 40.3020194°N 42.6144556°E |
| Area | 22,519 ha (55,650 acres) |
| Established | October 19, 2004 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forest and Water Management |
| Website | www |
It covers an area of 22,519 ha (55,650 acres) at an average elevation of 2,300 m (7,500 ft).[1]
The national park is of historical importance, where during the Battle of Sarikamish at the beginning of World War I about 60,000 Turkish soldiers died freezing under harsh winter conditions on the Allahuekber Mountains.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı" (in Turkish). Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Military revises death toll of 1914 Caucasus operation". Hürriyet Daily News. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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