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Encyclopedia > Kyrenia mountain range
Kyrenia Mountain Range
Kyrenia Mountain Range
Pentadactylos (Beşparmaklar)
Pentadactylos (Beşparmaklar)

The Kyrenia mountain range is a long, narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately 160 km (100 mi) along the north coast of the Cyprus. The mountains are primarily limestone, with some marble. The highest mountain, Kyparissovouno, is 1024 m (3360 ft) in elevation. The western half of the range is also known as the Pentadactylos mountains. The Turkish name for these mountains is Beşparmak (five fingers, the same meaning as the Greek name). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 218 KB) Summary Girne Daglari (Kyrenia Mountain Range), North Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 218 KB) Summary Girne Daglari (Kyrenia Mountain Range), North Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 373 KB) Summary Besparmaklar (Five-fingers/Pentadactylos), North Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 373 KB) Summary Besparmaklar (Five-fingers/Pentadactylos), North Cyprus. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). ... The Pentadactylos mountains comprise the western half of the Kyrenia mountain range, a long, narrow chain which runs 160 km (100 mi) along the northern coast of Cyprus. ...


History

These mountains are a series of sedimentary formations from the Permian to the Middle Miocene pushed up by a collision of the African and Eurasian plates. Though only half the height of the Troodos mountains, the Kyrenia mountains are very rugged and rise abruptly from the Mesaoria plain making them very spectacular. The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ... The Miocene Epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ... Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. ... The Mesaoria is a broad, sweeping plain which makes up the center of the island of Cyprus. ...


The placement of the mountains near the sea made them desirable locations for watch towers and castles overlooking the north Cyprus coast as well as the central plain. These castles generally date from the 10th through the 15th centuries, primarily constructed by the Byzantines and Lusignans. The castles of St. Hilarion, Buffavento, and Kantara sit astride peaks and were of strategic importance during much of Cyprus's history during the Middle Ages.The highest point being selvili tepe(Turkish) Byzantine redirects here. ... The Lusignan family originated in Poitou in western France, and in the late 12th century came to rule the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cyprus. ... The St. ... Buffavento Castle is located in Northern Cyprus. ... The Kantara Castle is the easternmost of the castles situated on the Kyrenia mountain range in North Cyprus. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...


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Geography of Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1960 words)
In the central and western part of the island is the Troodos Massif, a mountain range whose surface layer is mostly basaltic lava rock, and whose maximum elevation is 1953 m (6407 ft).
While the Troodos Mountains are a massif formed of molten igneous rock, the Kyrenia Range is a narrow limestone ridge that rises suddenly from the plains.
The narrow ridge of the Kyrenia range, stretching 160 km from west to east along the extreme north of the island produces a relatively small increase in rainfall of around 550 millimetres along its ridge at an elevation of 1,000 metres.
Cyprus (380 words)
Much of the land is a flat, treeless plain located in the interior and called the Mesaoria, meaning "between the mountains" in Greek; it extends from the western to the eastern coasts and is bordered on the north and south by mountain ranges.
The northern range, known as the Kyrenia Range, is notable for its rocky, unbroken character.
The Kyrenia Range parallels the coastline, extending into the Karpas Peninsula; its highest point is 1019 m (3343 ft).
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