Zigana Pass
The Zigana Tunnel under the pass, at an elevation of 1,795 m (5,889 ft) above sea level, is 1,702 m (5,584 ft) long, 11 m (36 ft) wide and has a maximum height of 8 m (26 ft). It is one of longest tunnels in the country.
The namesake village of Zigana, located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) southwest of the tunnel, is a popular ski-resort.
Nearby Lake Limni is reachable on foot by a 3 km (2 mi) trail or by car on a 19 km (12 mi) 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.
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Lilies at Zigana Pass
References
- ^ "En güzel 10 kar manzarası-En iyi 10:1. Zigana Geçidi-Gümüşhane". Hürriyet (in Turkish). January 13, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ^ Özdemir, Ulaş (April 1, 1999). "Zigana Tüneli tehlike saçıyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Torul-Zigana" (in Turkish). Sis Dağı. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ^ "Avalanche kills 10 at Turkish ski resort". CNN. January 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.