Kümbet

Kümbet (pronounced as "khu-em-bet") is a touristic attraction site in Dereli district of Giresun Province located Black Sea Region of Turkey.

Etymology

Kümbet is a word inherits from Seljuk Turks. It means "tomb" in Turkish. The word was used for defining the monumental graves of famous and/or important persons in the past.

Description

Kümbet Yaylası ("Kuembet Plateau") is reached via Giresun-Dereli-Şebinkarahisar route which is 60 km from Giresun city centrum. The Plateau of Kümbet is 1640 meters high and its southern part is in Alpine zone.Aydınözü, D., Solmaz, F. "A Typical Sample of the High Plateau Activities in The East Black- Sea Region: Giresun Kumbet High Plateau", Gazi Eğitim Fak. Dergisi.] The plateau has three frequently visited sites. In addition to the central settlement called Kümbet, Salon Çayırı and Aymaç are the other attractive settlements in Kümbet Plateau. The Salon Çayırı ("Living Room Meadow") is a very nice forest recreation area nearly 1 km from Kümbet. Aymaç (pronounced "i-match") is located to the northeast of Kümbet village and is reached via a route of 2 km. Aymaç has several small and large flat grasslands/pastures covered with many beautiful wild species of flowers and herbs. Especially lilies ( [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lilium_ciliatum "Lilium ciliatum"] ), endemic to Black Sea and flowering in July are the distinguished species of the plateau. The area also has a very rich forest consisting dominantly of oriental spruces ("Picea orientalis").

Kümbet Plateau Festivity

This cultural festivity is organized in the Kümbet Plateau in second week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) of July in every year. The festivitiy is celebrated in Aymaç in the plateau. Its original local name is Kümbet Yayla Şenlikleri.

Kümbet Bazaar

Its most important feature making it different from other high plateau settlements is that Kümbet high plateau used both in winter and summer employs a function of a central bazaar function. During the summer season, every Friday, the day of the bazaar, population increases in Kümbet, where bungalows and predominantly two-floor houses are located. Another feature of Kümbet bazaar where many street vendors come from Giresun city and neighbouring administrative districts is the festivities called locally as Otçu Göçü Şenlikleri. Today this festivities is yearly organized as "Kümbet Yayla Şenlikleri" in the second weekend of July.

References

External links

* [http://www.giresun.gov.tr/html/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46 Information about Kümbet at the Web site of Giresun Governorship] (in Turkish)