Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park
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Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park | |
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Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı | |
Location | Şenkaya, Erzurum Province-Sarıkamış, Kars Province, Turkey |
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Area | 22,519 ha (55,650 acres) |
Established | October 19, 2004 |
Governing body | Ministry of Forest and Water Management |
Website | www |
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park (Turkish: Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı)), established on October 19, 2004, is a national park in northeastern Turkey. The national park stretches over the mountain range of Allahuekber Mountains and is located on the province border of Erzurum and Kars.[1]
It covers an area of 22,519 ha (55,650 acres) at an average elevation of 2,300 m (7,500 ft).[1]
The national park is of historical importance, where during the Battle of Sarikamish at the beginning of World War I about 60,000 Turkish soldiers died freezing under harsh winter conditions on the Allahuekber Mountains.[1][2]
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