Melendiz Mountains

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The Melendiz Mountains are a volcanic mountain range in central Turkey that helped shape the unique landscapes of the Cappadocia region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Melendiz Mountains canonical 2
Melendiz Dağı 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
mountain range
river
volcanic mountain range
climate continental climate
continent Asia
contributedToFormationOf Cappadocia tuff landscapes
Ihlara Valley canyon
linked to: Ihlara Valley
country Turkey
drainageBasin Kızılırmak River basin
linked to: Kızılırmak Basin
elevation 2963 metres
9721 feet
geologicalOrigin volcanic activity
geologicalPeriod Neogene
hasGeologicalFeature eroded volcanic cones
lava domes
pyroclastic deposits
hasHighestPoint Melendiz Dağı
linked to: Melendiz Mountains
hasRiverSource Melendiz River
hasVegetation alpine meadows
steppe vegetation
languageOfToponym Turkish
locatedIn Cappadocia
Central Anatolia
Niğde Province
linked to: Niğde

Turkey
locatedNear Aksaray Province
Derinkuyu
Göllü Dağ
Hasan Dağı
Ihlara Valley
Niğde Province
linked to: Niğde
nearbySettlement Aksaray
Güzelyurt
Niğde
Çiftlik
partOf Anatolian Plateau
Central Anatolia Region
Melendiz Mountains
rockType ignimbrite
tuff
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
nature tourism
volcanicField Cappadocia volcanic province
linked to: Cappadocia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cappadocia hasVolcano Melendiz Mountains
Melendiz Mountains hasHighestPoint Melendiz Dağı
linked to: Melendiz Mountains
Melendiz Dağı partOf Melendiz Mountains
subject linked to: Melendiz Mountains