Saphane mountain
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Şaphane is one of Western Anatolia’s highest mountains; at Ulugedik peak, it is 2,120 metres in height. (Another of the highest is Murat mountain, 2,309 metres high at Kartaltepe peak.)
Şaphane is located in the southwest of Kütahya Province
, Turkey. The Gediz river
originates at the mountain and empties into the Aegean east of the Çilazmak Dalyanı (fishing weir).
Şaphane was shaped in the last periods of 3.Geological era, and has sedimentary, lime and ferrous-oxide material.
There are pine (at 1,500-2,000 m),oak and juniper (at 1,000-1,500 m) forests on the mountain. Fagus orientalis forests are also found in a small cluster on the northern slopes of Şaphane.
Şaphane also is shelter some endemic species, like as;
Şaphane has deer conservation and licensed hunting zones.
Şaphane is located in the southwest of Kütahya Province
Kütahya Province
Kütahya Province is a province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is 11,889 km² in size, and the population is 590,496 . In 1990, Kütahya had a population of 578,020.-Districts:...
, Turkey. The Gediz river
Gediz River
-Name:The ancient name of the river was Hermos or Hermus.The name of the river Gediz may be related to the Lydian proper name Cadys; Gediz is also the name of a town near the river's sources. The name "Gediz" may also be encountered as a male name in Turkey.-Ancient geography:The Hermos separated...
originates at the mountain and empties into the Aegean east of the Çilazmak Dalyanı (fishing weir).
Şaphane was shaped in the last periods of 3.Geological era, and has sedimentary, lime and ferrous-oxide material.
There are pine (at 1,500-2,000 m),oak and juniper (at 1,000-1,500 m) forests on the mountain. Fagus orientalis forests are also found in a small cluster on the northern slopes of Şaphane.
Şaphane also is shelter some endemic species, like as;
- Rhododendron ponticium L.
- Aethionema R.Br
- Allium reuterianum Boiss
- Allium reuterianum Schultes
Şaphane has deer conservation and licensed hunting zones.