Mount Honaz
| Mount Honaz National Park | |
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| Honaz Dağı Milli Parkı | |
| IUCN category II (national park) | |
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| Location | Denizli Province, Turkey |
| Nearest city | Denizli |
| Coordinates | 37°45′29″N 029°16′15″E / 37.75806°N 29.27083°E |
| Established | April 21, 1995 |
| Governing body | Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks Ministry of Environment and Forest |
Mount Honaz (Turkish: Honaz Dağı), known in ancient sources as Mount Kadmos or Cadmus, is a mountain and a national park, located in southwestern Turkey, 17 km (11 mi) east of the province seat of Denizli. In the Battle of Mount Cadmus in the Middle Ages, the Seljuks defeated the French on the mountain's slopes. On April 21, 1995, it was proclaimed as a protected area. Honaz, Denizli's depending township that carries the same name as the mountain, is situated on the mountain slopes. At 2,571 m (8,435 ft), it is the highest mountain in Turkey's Aegean Region.[1]
The mountain is covered with forests, which are particularly dense in its northern side. Ice and snow are omnipresent around its summit. There has been a project for establishing a ski resort on the mountain a few years ago when the province's marking governor, the late Recep Yazıcıoğlu was in office. However, these plans lie idle for the moment despite the suitable conditions the mountain offers for winter sports.
References
- Back to citation "Milli Park" (in Turkish). Honaz Kaymakamlığı. Archived from the original on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2010-10-25.