Anti-Taurus Mountains
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Overview map
The aladaglar Mountains (Turkish: Ala - colorful, Daglar - mountains ) is located south-east of Nigde a mountainous region in the Taurus Belt. Here is the densest collection of over 3000 meters high mountains in central Taurus. In addition, the aladaglar Mountains National Park since 1995, and thus the only one in the entire Taurus Mountains.
The formation and geology
The aladaglar Mountains are part of the Taurus Mountains, which in turn is part of the alpidic mountain belt. The collision of the north-east is moving African continental plate with the Eurasian plate resulted since the beginning of the Upper Cretaceous million years ago, around 100 for folding of the alpidischen mountains, such as the Taurus. The aladaglar Mountains occupies a special position, since it is located in an area of many shear stresses. It consists mainly of Mesozoic limestones, metamorphic rocks and volcanic products such as gabbro and pyroxenite, which were folded spectacular. Even today, the region is tectonically active, as numerous earthquake proof. The 75- km to the north Erciyes Dagi and Hasan Dagi 85 km north-west are just two of the many relics of a highly active volcanic epoch, which ended around 10,000 years ago. The aladaglar are traversed by numerous fractures and exhibit forms of Pleistocene glaciation on.
Mesoklima
The climate of the aladaglar Mountains is characterized by extreme temperatures. In summer it is very hot. Winters are cold and snowy. The highest areas of aladaglar are eternally snow- covered. The temperature difference between day and night ranges from freezing at night to 30 ° C during the day.
Flora & Fauna
Until the vegetation-free alpine zone one finds various Pinaceae and isolated cedars. Many animals have an undisturbed natural habitat here. To include, among others foxes, martens, goats, lynx, bears and wolves to the local residents.
The aladaglar Mountains
The highest peak is 3,756 meters above sea level the Demirkazik Dagi or Aladağ ( " Colored Mountain "). Other peaks are 3,734 meters high Kaldi, the Kızılkaya ( 3,725 m), the Direktaş ( 3,510 m) and the Karanfil Dagi ( 3,059 m). The northern part of aladaglar is rich in water and consists of rolling mountain ranges. It is also called "Black aladaglar " (Turkish: Kara aladaglar ) called. The southern part is a low-water karst landscape and is called "White aladaglar " (Turkish: Ak aladaglar ). The Cilician Gates is part of the aladaglar.
Tourism
The aladaglar are developed for mountain climbers. The first ascent of the German Georg Kühne succeeded in 1927. Yedigöller the lie to about 3,100 m above sea level ( Seven Lakes ), which are a popular destination for overnight trips. The landscape around the aladaglar is dominated by karst features such as sinkholes, poljes, and waterfalls are indeed attractive for tourists, but barely tapped. The majority of visitors come from Adana, Kayseri or Nigde.