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Lake Akdoğan
Lake Akdoğan, also called Lake Hamurpert, is the name of two neighbouring Volcanic crater lake, Crater lakes on the Akdoğan Mountains in Turkey. They are separated by a land strip of about . They are both high-altitude lakes located in Varto District, Varto district of Muş Province, Muş Province. History The word Xamurpert means 'Dried castle' in Armenian language, Armenian. According to Gukas Inchichyan, it is said that a bey (melik) dynasty of Sasun (historical region), Sasun origin ruled in the Xamurpert or Xamlpert castle in these mountains until the 1760s. Geology and geomorphology As a result of the volcanic eruptions in the Akdoğan Mountains. Akdoğan crater lakes were formed. The complete melting of the snow around the lakes takes place at the end of May. With the arrival of May, the habitats around the lakes have been revived. Bigger lake Lake Akdoğan ( tr, Akdoğan Gölü) is at . Its elevation with respect to sea level is and its maximum depth is . Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varto
Varto (, ku, Gimgim, grc-x-medieval, Barzanissa) is a town and district in Muş Province, Turkey. The population of Varto city is around 13,000 with another 17,000 living in the villages. The largest population from Varto in Europe is in Berlin. History Some 5,200 Armenians were living in the district of Varto in 1914, including 600 in the town of Varto. Eight churches, 3 monasteries and 5 schools tended to their to spiritual needs. In June 1915 during the Armenian genocide, a great number of Varto's Armenians were massacred in the valley of Newala Ask. Varto was the site of major fighting during the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1924, and was the epicenter of the 1966 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people. In the 1990s Varto was one of the hotbeds of Kurdish militancy led by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Although the city did not see ongoing battles, it was the hometown of many fighters and leading PKK commanders. The Turkish military garrison stationed in the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
