Tektek Mountains

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Tektek Mountains in Sumatar

The Tektek Dağları ( German: Tektek Mountains or Mountains ) are a stony hills in northern Mesopotamia, between the Euphrates and Tigris, in the Turkish province of Şanlıurfa. For the most part it is a stone desert.

Description

The Tektek mountain range lies between the plain of Harran in the west and in the east of Viranşehir. To the north is the Şanlıurfa Plateau ( Şanlıurfa Platosu ), in the south closes beyond the Syrian border, the Jazirah region on. The area measures in North-South direction about 50, in east-west direction of 30 km, the altitude is between 600 and 800 meters.

The landscape consists of eozänem and Miocene limestone, their valleys were formed by erosion in the humid climate of the interglacial and post-glacial period. It is extremely low in water and at most shows a very sparse vegetation, in addition to a few meadows grow only in the extreme northwest pistachio trees. On the other hand, it is known for its abundance of wildlife, as animals often retreat into the deserted area, and is a popular hunting area. The residents are mostly Kurds and Arabs and living mostly of livestock (mainly sheep). In the fall, nomads from the north Karacadağ of Şanlıurfa to overwinter in Tektek Mountains.

Culture

In the Tektek Dağları are the archaeological sites of Karahan Tepe, Sumatar and Şuayipşehri. Karahan Tepe is an early Stone Age settlement mound, Sumatar an ancient city dating from the 2nd century AD and probably a place of worship of the Sabians, and in Şuayipşehri are Roman ruins to see. The latter is also the home town of the Prophet Jethro ( Turkish Suayip ). 1913 toured the German orientalist Max von Oppenheim, the mountains and made photographs of caves and scenery on.

Since 2007, the territory of the Tektek Dağları is a Turkish National Park ( Tek Tek Dağları Milli Parkı )