Mount Ida (Turkey)
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For other uses, see Mount Ida (disambiguation).
Mount Ida (Turkish: Kazdağı, pronounced [kazdaɯ], meaning "Goose Mountain",[1] Kaz Dağları, or Karataş Tepesi, Greek: Ίδα) is a mountain in northwestern Turkey, some 20 mi (32 km) southeast of the ruins of Troy, along the north coast of the Edremit Gulf. It is between Balıkesir Province and Çanakkale Province.
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Mount Ida | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,820 ft (1,770 m) |
Prominence | At Karataş peak (ancient Gargarus) |
Coordinates | 39°42′N 26°50′E |
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Native name | Kazdağı (Turkish) |
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