The Sultan Mountains ( Turkish : Sultan Dağları ), also known as Sultan Dagh range or Sultan Dag , is a short mountain range on the western edge of the Anatolian Plateau , Turkey with highest elevation of 1,980 m (6,500 ft).
4-598: The town of Sultandağı is their namesake. They are made up of metamorphic rocks dating from the Lower Cambrian to the Carboniferous period. West slopes of Sultan Mountains are part of the Lake Beyşehir drainage basin . This Turkey location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sultanda%C4%9F%C4%B1 Sultandağı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in
8-483: Is exported to over 50 countries. Every year, "Cherry Festival" takes places in Sultandagi. In this festival, the farmers competes to exhibit their cherries to the jury. taking the "size" criteria into consideration, the jury tries to decide the owner of the biggest cherries in the related year. Usually, the first winner is awarded with gold, fuel for their tractors, etc. During the festival, famous singers performs on
12-586: The Aegean region of Turkey . It is the seat of Sultandağı District . Its population is 5,195 (2021). It is located at 68 km from the city of Afyon on the road to Konya , near Lake Akşehir at the foothills of the Sultan Mountains (Sultandağ), a meeting point of the Aegean and central Anatolian geographical zones. The mayor is Osman Acar ( CHP ). The area has been settled since antiquity but
16-690: The town that stands today, formerly known as İshaklı , was founded by the Seljuk lord İshak Bey and named after him. The name Sultandağı comes from the mountains' use as a stronghold for the armies of the Seljuk sultan when fighting the Byzantines . At that time the Silk Road from the Arabian Peninsula passed through here on the way to the Aegean coast. Sultandağı is famous for cherries which
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