Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, of altitude 2,543 m. Mysia (Μυσία was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia (part of modern Turkey) Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It is a favourite center of winter sports, including skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna. Summer activities, such as trekking and camping, also are popular.
Turkish Uludağ means "Great Mountain", but in colloquial Turkish, the mountain is called Keşiş Dağı, "Mountain of Monks". Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. It is said that Homeros used to refer to Mt. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Uludağ as Olympos Misios or Bithynik Olymp . According to the legends, it is said that Trojan wars used to have been watched by the Apollon and the other Greek Gods . In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her In the Roman Empire and Hellenic periods, Mt. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Uludağ was a place of seclusion for early Christian monks.
Mt. Uludağ is the highest mountain of the Marmara region. Its highest peak is Kartaltepe at 2543 meters high. To the north are high plateaus: Sarıalan, Kirazlıyayla, Kadıyayla, Sobra.
There is an abandoned wolfram mine near the summit. The mine and the integrated plant, which were built in 1974 for 60 million dollars, were eventually closed in 1989 due to high production costs.
Uludağ National Park Turkey
The highest area in western Anatolia, Uludağ is easily ascended by car or cable-car. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black The park is about 22 km south of Bursa and is signposted from there. Bursa can be reached by road from Istanbul. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The cable-car ascends from Bursa and has an intermediate stop in the alpine meadows of Kadiyayla at about 1000 m elevation. It ends at Sarialan at about 1630 m.
Habitats of the park range from maquis on the lower slopes, through deciduous woodland and beech and fir forest to alpine meadows at the highest levels. Maquis ( French) or macchia ( Italian; plural macchie) is a Shrubland Biome in the Mediterranean region, typically Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including For the babyfood see Beech-Nut. Beech ( Fagus) is a genus of ten Species of Deciduous Trees in the Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. It is a refuge for mountain birds, such as Lammergeier and other vultures, Golden Eagle and more than 20 other raptor species. The Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus ("Bearded Vulture-Eagle" is an Old World vulture, the only member of the genus Vultures are scavenging Birds feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead Animals Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and The Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere Birds of prey are Birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing using their keen senses especially vision Other high-altitude species include Alpine Accentor, rock thrushes and choughs. The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small Passerine Bird found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe and Asia The rock-thrushes, Monticola, are a Genus of chats medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous Songbirds They were in The Red-billed Chough or Chough (ˈtʃʌf chuff) Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a Bird in the Crow family it is one of only two species The area is also good for eastern specialities such as Isabelline Wheatear, and, at almost the most westerly points of their range, Red-fronted Serin and Krüper's Nuthatch. The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, is a small Passerine Bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae The Red-fronted Serin or Fire-fronted Serin ( Serinus pusillus) is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae The Krüper's Nuthatch, Sitta krueperi, is a small Nuthatch found in south east Europe and south-west Asia. The dense fir forest holds Short-toed Treecreeper, Common Crossbill and Tengmalm's Owl, a rare and very local bird in Turkey, as well as the White-backed Woodpecker. The Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, is a small Passerine Bird found in woodlands through much of the warmer regions of Europe The Common Crossbill ( Loxia curvirostra) is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae The Tengmalm's Owl, Aegolius funereus, is a small Owl. It is known as the Boreal Owl in North America. The White-backed Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos leucotos) is a Eurasian Woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocopos. The rare and local butterfly, Parnassius apollo graslini, is found on Uludag and the area has much of interest to botanists, with colourful pink primroses, Primula vulgaris var sibthorpii; Leopard's-bane, Duronicum orientalis; crocuses: the purple Crocus siberi and yellow Crocus flavus; and grape hyacinths, Muscari racemosum. Primula vulgaris ( syn P acaulis (L Hill is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Doronicum orientale ( Leopard's Bane) is an Ornamental plant in the Asteraceae family Grape hyacinths are a group of plants in the Genus Muscari of Plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of blue Flowers resembling
External links
- (Turkish) Uludağ Travel Notes
- Uludağ Photographs
- Uludağ Ski Center Plan
- All About Turkey
- Uludag Hotels
- Uludağ Otelleri Rehberi
- Uludag Hotels Guide
- Uludağ'da tatil
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