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Babadağ District
Babadag is a town in Tulcea county, Romania. Babadag or Babadağ may also refer to: Populated places * Babadağ, Denizli, a town in Denizli Province, Turkey * Babadağ, Muğla, a town in Muğla Province Muğla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1 ..., Turkey Mountains * Babadağ (Azerbaijan), a mountain in Ismayilli District * Babadağ (mountain, Denizli), in Denizli Province, Turkey, also named Karcı Dağı * Babadağ (mountain, Muğla), in Muğla Province, Turkey, ancient Mount Anticragus {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babadag
Babadag (; , "Father Mountain"), formerly known as Babatag, is a town in Tulcea County, Romania, located on a small lake formed by the river Taița, in the densely wooded highlands of Northern Dobruja. One of the several tombs of Sari Saltik is found in town. The is divided only by a strip of marshland from Razim Lake, a broad landlocked sheet of water spilling into the Black Sea. History The name of Babadag is connected with 13th century dervish Baba Sari Saltik, who is said to have led a number of Turkomans to Dobruja and to have settled them in this area. The town was first mentioned by Ibn Battuta under the name Baba Saltuk, as the furthermost outpost of the "Turks" (i.e., the Golden Horde). The town was conquered by Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in his 1393 Danubian campaign. The construction of a fortress was begun here in 1633 during the reign of Murad IV, but by 1650 only the fortress's foundation walls and towers were standing. In the 17th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babadağ, Denizli
Babadağ, formerly ''Kadıköy'', is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 6,340 (2022). It is a highland town, reached by a steep, winding road uphill from the town of Sarayköy. It was known in antiquity as Salbacos. Agriculture is hard on this mountainside and thus the people have been making a living from stitching clothing in Babadağ for a long time, and others have migrated to Denizli, İzmir and Istanbul. Thus this is the hometown of many of Denizli's successful traders and textile entrepreneurs. ''Babadağ dollar'' is Denizli slang for the expression ''my word is my bond''. There are still active workshops in the town, which is also a popular mountain summer holiday location. The area is characterized by the existence of geological fault zones, which have contributed in the past to the occurrence of many landslides. There was also a high risk of landslides in town, which led the govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muğla Province
Muğla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1,048,185 (2022). Its seat is the city of Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, lie on the coast. Geography At , Muğla's coastline is the longest among the Provinces of Turkey and is home to the Datça Peninsula. As well as the sea, Muğla has two large lakes, Lake Bafa in the district of Milas and Lake Köyceğiz. The landscape consists of pot-shaped small plains surrounded by mountains, formed by depressions in the Neogene. These include the plain of the city of Muğla itself, Yeşilyurt, Muğla, Yeşilyurt, Ula, Muğla, Ula, Gülağzı, Menteşe, Gülağzı, Yerkesik, Menteşe, Yerkesik, Akkaya, Muğla, Akkaya, and Yenice, Muğla, Yenice. Until the recen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babadağ (Azerbaijan)
Babadağ is a mountain in Ismayilli District, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... It is considered a sacred site. pilgrims make the long trek to the summit from Babadağ base camp at the foot of the mountain. The route to the summit is steep and there are a number of false summits. References Mountains of Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babadağ (mountain, Denizli)
Babadağ in Denizli Province is one of two mountains in Turkey with the same name, which translates into English as "Father Mountain". The other Babadağ mountain is in Muğla Province on the Aegean Sea. Both are part of the Taurus Mountains. The summit of the Babadağ in Denizli Province is located 23 km away in southwestern direction from Denizli, the capital of the province. The mountain has a principal summit at an elevation of , a prominence of , and an isolation of , which is limited by Mount Honaz to the east. The summit of Babadağ is covered by snow yearlong. On the northern slope of the mountain − at an altitude of about 800 m − is the town Babadağ named after the mountain. The area is characterized by the existence of geological fault zones, which have contributed in the past to the occurrence of many landslides. The high risk of landslides in conjunction with seismic activity has led to the evacuation of a substantial part of the town of Babadağ in 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
