Akdoğan Mountains
{{Short description|Mountain range in Turkey}}
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|location=Muş Province, Erzurum Province, Turkey
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Akdoğan Mountains ({{langx|tr| Akdoğan Dağları or Hamurpert Dağları}}); ({{langx|hy|Համուր, Khamur or Xamurpert}}); is a mountain range located at the zero point of the Muş and Erzurum border. It extends from the east of Akdoğan lake to Karaçoban district by crossing the border where Varto, Bulanık and Hınıs districts intersect.{{cite web |title=Erzurum Mülkî İdare İl Haritası|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files/products/erzurum-fiziki-il-haritasi-1422.pdf|website=harita.gov.tr|publisher=Harita Genel Müdürlüğü|page=1}}
{{Cite web | url =https://mus.ktb.gov.tr/TR-56115/daglar.html| title =Akdoğan (Hamurpet) Dağı| date = September 25, 2023 | publisher =Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü| language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200926093928/https://mus.ktb.gov.tr/TR-56115/daglar.html| archive-date = September 26, 2020 | url-status = live }}{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2023 |title=Muş il fiziki haritası |url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files/products/mus-fiziki-il-haritasi-1364.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818112524/https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files/products/mus-fiziki-il-haritasi-1364.pdf |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |publisher=Harita genel müdürlüğü |language=Turkish}}
Geology and geomorphology
Akdoğan mountains appear as a mountain mass between the Hınıs Plain and the Murat river.{{Cite web | url =https://www.acarindex.com/pdfler/acarindex-ec6d5877-dd4f.pdf| title =Muş ili’nde yaylaların dağılışı| date =March 2019| publisher =Turkish Studies. International Balkan University| language = Turkish | archive-url =| archive-date =|page=22}}{{Cite web |title=Kaza of Bulanık - Geography |url=https://www.houshamadyan.org/mapottomanempire/vilayet-of-bitlispaghesh/kaza-of-bulanik/locale/geography.html |access-date=2017-10-25 |website=houshamadyan.org |language=tr}} It includes Akdoğan Lake, one of Turkey's highest and well-preserved lakes. It has rich water resources and some parts of the mountain consist of calcareous layers.{{Cite web |date=March 2019|title=Muş ili’nde yaylaların dağılışı|url=https://www.academia.edu/41473094/MU%C5%9E_%C4%B0L%C4%B0NDE_YAYLALARIN_DA%C4%9EILI%C5%9EI|publisher=Turkish Studies-International Balkan University|language=Turkish|page=22}} Akdoğan Mountains are one of the important wetlands for birds and there are more than 100 small and shallow lakes on it. Most of the lakes are located around the Hınıs villages, located north of the 2879 meter peak.{{cite web |date=31 October 2018 |title=Akdoğan Dağları |url=https://www.dogadernegi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dog037-akdogan-daglari-onemli-doga-alanlari-kitabi.pdf |website=dogadernegi.org |publisher=Doğa Derneği|page=1}} Akdoğan Mountains are one of the highest mountains in Muş province and have the most organized forests. The width of the Akdoğan mountains is 10 km and the length is 30 km.{{cite web|title=Muş’un coğrafi yapısı|url=https://mus.ktb.gov.tr/yazdir?D913BEBCF5257F50002671E47C3731FA|website=mus.ktb.gov.tr|publisher=Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü}} As a result of the volcanic eruptions in the Akdoğan Mountains, Akdoğan crater lakes was formed. Göztepe and Hızırbaba are one of the highest mountains on the Akdoğan mountains.{{Cite web |date=March 2019 |title=Muş ili’nde yaylaların dağılışı |url=https://www.academia.edu/41473094/MU%C5%9E_%C4%B0L%C4%B0NDE_YAYLALARIN_DA%C4%9EILI%C5%9EI |publisher=Turkish Studies-International Balkan University |page=22|language=Turkish}} Mount Süphan is visible even in the lowest parts of the region.
Biota
= Flora =
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The main plant species in the Akdoğan mountains are toxic Ferula and non-toxic Ferula, Rheum ribes, Gundelia, Sorrel, Arum maculatum, Eremurus spectabilis, Diplotaenia cachrydifolia Boiss, Chaerophyllum macrospermum, Thymus (plant),{{Cite web | url =https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Canser-Kardas/publication/330522010_Mus%27ta_Yabani_Bitkilerin_Halk_Hekimliginde_Kullanilmasi/links/5c9d257745851506d731a633/Musta-Yabani-Bitkilerin-Halk-Hekimliginde-Kullanilmasi.pdf?origin=publication_detail| title =Muş'ta Yabani Bitkilerin Halk Hekimliğinde Kullanılması| date =January 2019| publisher =Muş Alparslan University| language = Turkish | archive-url =| archive-date =|page=7}} Eryngium billardieri, Chondrilla juncea, Paeonia turcica, Astragalus kurdicus, Chicory and Euphorbia sp.{{cite web |title=Hamurpet Gölleri doğasıyla mest ediyor|url=https://www.iha.com.tr/foto-hamurpet-golleri-dogasiyla-mest-ediyor-22769?sayfa=2|website=iha.com.tr|publisher=İhlas News Agency|page=1}} In addition, there are Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae mushrooms in every part of the mountain. Frangula alnus and Prunus cerasifera are located on the humid shores of the lakes. Oak trees, Crataegus monogyna, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus elaeagrifolia, Prunus mahaleb, Rosa canina, Aria edulis and Cotoneaster nummularius are other trees on the mountains.
= Fauna =
The main animals in the region are Bear, Wolf, Fox, Pig, Partridge, Lynx, Duck, Turtle, Williams's jerboa, Caspian turtle and European green lizard.