Zigana Pass
Mountain pass in Turkey
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::summary Mountain pass in Turkey ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zigana Pass |
| other_name | Zigana Geçidi |
| photo | Zigana.JPG |
| photo_caption | Zigana Pass |
| elevation_m | 2032 |
| traversed | Route |
| location | Gümüşhane Province, Turkey |
| range | Pontic Mountains |
| map | Turkey |
| label_position | right |
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| name = Zigana Pass
| other_name = Zigana Geçidi
| photo = Zigana.JPG
| photo_caption = Zigana Pass
| elevation_m = 2032
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| traversed = Route
| location = Gümüşhane Province, Turkey
| range = Pontic Mountains
| map = Turkey
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The Zigana Pass () is a mountain pass situated on the Pontic Mountains in Gümüşhane Province close to its border with Trabzon Province in northeastern Turkey. The pass, at 2032 m above sea level, is on the route at a distance of 60 km from Gümüşhane and 120 km from Trabzon at the Black Sea coast. The pass is snow-covered five months a year.
The Zigana Tunnel under the pass, at an elevation of 1795 m above sea level, is 1702 m long, 11 m wide and has a maximum height of 8 m. It is one of longest tunnels in the country.
The namesake village of Zigana, located 3.5 km southwest of the tunnel, is a popular ski-resort.
Nearby Lake Limni is reachable on foot by a 3 km trail or by car on a 19 km road (partly unpaved) via Kalkanlı village.
On 25 January 2009, 11 hikers on Mount Zigana died in an avalanche.
Zingana pass is the pass through which the Ten Thousand of Xenophon passed through on their way out of Persia ("Ξενοφων «καθοδος των μυριων") and shouted Thalatta! Thalatta! ( the sea! the sea!) when they saw the coast of Trabzon (Τραπεζουντα) at the Black Sea.
Gallery
Lilies at Zigana Pass File:Lil monadelphum var armenum 02Infl Tuerkei Ziganapass 30 06 93.jpg File:Lil monadelphum var armenum 01Hab Tuerkei Ziganapass 30 06 93.jpg File:Lil monadelphum var armenum 01Infl Tuerkei Ziganapass 30 06 93.jpg File:Lil ciliatum 02Hab Tuerkei Ziganapass 30 06 93bs3.jpg
References
References
- (January 13, 2006). "En güzel 10 kar manzarası-En iyi 10:1. Zigana Geçidi-Gümüşhane". Hürriyet.
- Özdemir, Ulaş. (April 1, 1999). "Zigana Tüneli tehlike saçıyor". Milliyet.
- "Torul-Zigana". Sis Dağı.
- (January 25, 2009). "Avalanche kills 10 at Turkish ski resort". [[CNN]].
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