- Kaçkar Mountains
Kaçkar mountains, Kaçkar Dağları or simply Kaçkar(s) are a
mountain range rising above along theBlack Sea coast in EasternTurkey . With highest peakKaçkar Dağı (elevation 3937 metres), and mountain plateaus at about 3000 metres in elevation, it is the highest part ofPontic Mountains . The Kaçkars are glaciated mountains, alpine in character, with steep rocky peaks and numerous mountain lakes.Geography and nomenclature
The name "Kaçkar" (thought to be from the Armenian Խաչքար ("
Khachkar " literally meaning "cross stone")) may be used in various senses. It may describe the whole mountain range, including the many mountain groups, or it may just describe the Kaçkar-Kavron group with its highest peak, or just the highest peak itself. The local name of the highest peak or its mountain group "Kaçkar Dağı" translates to "Kaçkar mountain", and the name of the range "Kaçkar Dağları" translates to "Kaçkar mountains".On the south and east, the Kaçkar mountains are bordered by the
Çoruh river valley; on the north, by theBlack Sea coast.Major mountain groups
*Altıparmak group
*Kavron (or Kaçkar-Kavron)
*Verçenik groupee also
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Rize References
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Tunç Fındık (2001) "Kaçkar Dağları", Homer Kitabevi, Istanbul. ISBN 975-8293-18-4 tr iconExternal links
* [http://www.terra-anatolia.com/kackar/kackar.htm Photos of Kaçkar Mountains]
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