Karadag

by nonur

On my way back from Karaman I stopped the car and photographed the mountain over a harvested sunflower field.

Karadag (literally: Black mountain) is an extinct volcano in Karaman Province, Turkey. The crater of the volcano, which is now a lava plain, is approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Karaman at 37.25°N 33.08°E at 1,610 m (5,280 ft) AMSL. The peak of the mountain is 2.25 km (1.40 mi) east of this plain at an elevation of 2,271 m (7,451 ft). Since the average elevation of the Karaman plains is about 1,010 m (3,310 ft), the height of the peak with respect to surrounding area is more than 1,200 m (3,900 ft). The shape of the mountain is roughly conical with a base diameter of 15 km (9.3 mi) .
The slopes of the volcano have always been inhabited. In fact, Çatalhöyük (ca 7500 BC), one of the earliest neolithic settlements in Anatolia, is located at the north-west of the volcano, and there are Hittite inscriptions on the hills at the south-east of the mountain. Ancient Derbe, which is one of the towns Paul the Apostle had visited, is situated on the east slopes of the mountain. During the early ages of Christianity, the towns on the mountain were religious centers. There are ruins of early Byzantine settlements all around the mountain and the region is called Binbirkilise (English: Thousand and One Churches). However, after Christianity was well established in big cities, the settlements on the mountain lost their religious importance.
Uploaded25/10/2014 - 10:01
CategoryLandscape / Travel
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GIULIO57
Posted 25/10/2014 - 10:35 Link
Beautiful colourscape. Thx for infos
PPG
autumnlight
Posted 25/10/2014 - 13:49 Link
Wonderful interesting info and an excellent landscape with beautiful light
Teaka53
Posted 25/10/2014 - 19:06 Link
As above x2
Malc
davidwozhere
Posted 26/10/2014 - 00:39 Link
Nobody mentioned the composition - even the clouds lined up for you. Lovely image.

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pauljay
Posted 27/10/2014 - 08:02 Link
A gorgeous scape beautifully captured!
Paul.

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davidtrout
Posted 16/11/2014 - 10:01 Link
That's a wonderful landscape Nezih, I love your composition. Thanks for the background information, I enjoy reading about the history and geography of places I've never visited.
David

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nonur
Posted 16/11/2014 - 10:13 Link
Thank you all, folks!
Regards,
Nezih

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