Ilgaz Mountains
Ilgaz Mountains (Turkish: Ilgaz Dağları) is a mountain range in northwest Anatolia, Turkey.
Geography
In west Black Sea region, there are three ranges of mountains, which run parallel to the Black Sea coast. Ilgaz Mountains constitute the eastern part of the second range from the coast line at an average distance of 100 km (62 mi). The northern slopes of the mountains are in Kastamonu Province and the southern slopes are in Çankırı Province. The length of the mountain system from west to east is about 150 km (93 mi) with a width of about 30 km (19 mi). Situated at 41°06′N 33°52′E / 41.100°N 33.867°E, the mountain peak, known as Hacettepe, is 2,587 m (8,488 ft) high. The state highway
National park
The Mount Ilgaz National Park (Turkish: Ilgaz Dağı Milli Parkı) at the west of the highway pass was opened on June 2, 1976 and is easily accessible from the highway
Ecology
Ilgaz Mountains, especially the northern slopes, are covered with dense forestry. The popular name of the forestry around Ilgaz Mountains is "sea of trees" (Turkish: ağaç denizi). Some of the wild animals living in the wooded ranges are red deer, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, brown bear, gray wolf, European jackal, chamois and red fox. In 1996, a new insect species was discovered in Ilgaz Mountain ecology and in 2010 it was named as Merodon Ilgazense.[3]
In popular music
The theme of a popular song "Ilgaz" composed by Ahmet Samim Bilgen and lyrics by Cemil Türkarman is about Ilgaz Mountains.[4]
References
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