Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park ( tr, 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 Allahuekber Mountains ( tr, Allahuekber Dağları, which means "Allahu akbar Mountains"), is a mountain range in northeastern Turkey. The Kızılırmak River winds through it. It is part of the Pontic Mountains. When World War I began in 1914, t ...

and is located on the province border of

Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...

and Kars. It covers an area of at an average elevation of . The national park is of historical importance, where during the Battle of Sarikamish at the beginning of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

about 60,000 Turkish soldiers died freezing under harsh winter conditions on the Allahuekber Mountains.

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National parks of Turkey Mountain ranges of Turkey Geography of Erzurum Province Landforms of Erzurum Province Geography of Kars Province Landforms of Kars Province Tourist attractions in Erzurum Province Tourist attractions in Kars Province Şenkaya District Sarıkamış District 2004 establishments in Turkey Protected areas established in 2004 Important Bird Areas of Turkey {{Kars-geo-stub