Akdag
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Akdağ is the name of several different mountains in Turkey
.
One of them is in the Çameli
district of Denizli Province
, and in the Çivril
district of Afyon Province. It is located at the western end of the Taurus Mountains
in Aegean Region of Turkey. Its highest peak is 3,213 m. The area was declared a national park in 2000.
There are also mountains named Akdağ in Sivas
and Burdur
provinces.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
One of them is in the Çameli
Çameli
Çameli is a wooded highland district of Denizli Province at the western end of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey.The highest peak in the district is Akdağ . Summers are cool and winters are cold and wet. The area is under snow in winter....
district of Denizli Province
Denizli Province
Denizli Province is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the south. It is located between the coordinates 28° 30’ and 29° 30’ E and...
, and in the Çivril
Çivril
Çivril is a town and district of Denizli Province in the inner Aegean region of Turkey. Çivril district area neighbors those of two districts of Uşak Province to its north, namely Sivaslı and Karahallı, and four districts of Afyonkarahisar Province from the north-east to the south which are,...
district of Afyon Province. It is located at the western end of the Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...
in Aegean Region of Turkey. Its highest peak is 3,213 m. The area was declared a national park in 2000.
There are also mountains named Akdağ in Sivas
Sivas Province
The Sivas Province is a province of Turkey. It located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan...
and Burdur
Burdur Province
Burdur Province is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South, Denizli to the West, Afyon to the North, and Isparta to the East...
provinces.