Kümbet (pronounced as "khu-em-bet") is a tourist attraction site in the
Dereli
Dereli is a town in Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Dereli District.Giresun Province, located in the Black Sea Region of
Turkey
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.
Etymology
In Iran and Turkey, where the Turks set up states and ruled for centuries, there are a number of examples of mausoleums. These monuments, referred to in Turkish as "kümbet"(
gonbad
In traditional Persian architecture, a dome is referred to as a gonbad ( fa, گنبد).
A gonbad is often double layered, and can have many shapes, such as semi-spherical, partial spherical, onion shaped, paraboloid, polygonal conical, and c ...
), are a continuation of the Turkish burial customs of Central Asia. These structures are either polygonal or cylindrical in shape and are covered with a dome. The main body of the monument rests on a cubic base, the corners of which are bevelled. In the examples built before the 16th century the dome is covered with a conical or pyramidal spire. Most of these monuments are two storied. Concealed inside the base, half of which is below ground level, is a crypt; the latter is covered by a vault and its floor is earth. The deceased was buried in the earth. The crypt had small loop-hole windows.
Dereli
Dereli is a town in Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Dereli District.Şebinkarahisar
Şebinkarahisar is a town in and the administrative seat for Şebinkarahisar District, Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey.
Name
The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey captu ...
route which is 60 km from Giresun city centrum.
The Plateau of Kümbet is 1640 meters high and its southern part is in
Alpine
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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
Aymaç () is a nature park in the Dereli district of Giresun Province located in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was made the 222nd natural park in Turkey on September 21, 2017.
It is located between the Kümbet and Uzundere villa ...
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
Aymaç () is a nature park in the Dereli district of Giresun Province located in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was made the 222nd natural park in Turkey on September 21, 2017.
It is located between the Kümbet and Uzundere villa ...
(pronounced "i-match") is located to the northeast of Kümbet village and is reached via a route of 2 km.
Aymaç
Aymaç () is a nature park in the Dereli district of Giresun Province located in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was made the 222nd natural park in Turkey on September 21, 2017.
It is located between the Kümbet and Uzundere villa ...
has several small and large flat grasslands/pastures covered with many beautiful wild species of flowers and herbs. Especially
lilies
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Black Sea
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and flowering in July are the distinguished species of the plateau. The area also has a very rich forest consisting dominantly of
oriental spruce
''Picea orientalis'', commonly known as the Oriental spruce or Caucasian spruce, is a species of spruce native to the Caucasus and adjacent northeast Turkey.
Description
It is a large coniferous evergreen tree growing to 30–45 m tall or 9 ...
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Picea orientalis
''Picea orientalis'', commonly known as the Oriental spruce or Caucasian spruce, is a species of spruce native to the Caucasus and adjacent northeast Turkey.
Description
It is a large pinophyta, coniferous evergreen tree growing to 30–45 ...
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Kümbet Plateau Festivity
This cultural festivity is organized in the Kümbet Plateau in second week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) of July in every year. The festivity is celebrated in
Aymaç
Aymaç () is a nature park in the Dereli district of Giresun Province located in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was made the 222nd natural park in Turkey on September 21, 2017.
It is located between the Kümbet and Uzundere villa ...
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.