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'''Kümbet''' (pronounced as "khu-em-bet") is a touristic attraction site in [[Dereli]] district of [[Giresun Province]] located [[Black Sea Region, Turkey|Black Sea Region]] of [[Turkey]]. |
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[[Image:Lil ciliatum 01Infl Tuerkei Kümbet 85.jpg|thumbnail|Lilies (''Lilium ciliatum'') in habitat at Kümbet by Ernst Gügel]] |
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==Etymology== |
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==Description== |
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[[Kümbet Yaylası]] ("[[Kuembet Plateau]]") is reached via [[Giresun]]-[[Dereli]]-[[Şebinkarahisar]] route which is 60 km from [[Giresun]] city centrum. |
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The [[Plateau of Kümbet]] is 1640 meters high and its southern part is in [[Alpine climate|Alpine]] zone.<ref name="multiple">Aydınözü, D., Solmaz, F. ''A Typical Sample of the High Plateau Activities in The East Black- Sea Region: Giresun [[Kumbet High Plateau]]'', Gazi Eğitim Fak. Dergisi.</ref> The plateau has three frequently visited sites. In addition to the central settlement called Kümbet, [[Salon Çayırı]] and [[Aymaç]] are the other attractive settlements in [[Kümbet Plateau]]. The [[Salon Çayırı]] ("Living Room Meadow") is a very nice forest recreation area nearly 1 km from Kümbet. [[Aymaç]] (pronounced "i-match") is located to the northeast of Kümbet village and is reached via a route of 2 km. [[Aymaç]] has several small and large flat grasslands/pastures covered with many beautiful wild species of flowers and herbs. Especially [[lilies]] ([http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lilium_ciliatum ''Lilium ciliatum'']), endemic to [[Black Sea]] and flowering in July are the distinguished species of the plateau. The area also has a very rich forest consisting dominantly of [[oriental spruce]]s (''[[Picea orientalis]]''). |
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==Kümbet Plateau Festivity== |
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This cultural festivity is organized in the [[Kümbet Plateau]] in second week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) of July in every year. The festivitiy is celebrated in [[Aymaç]] in the plateau. Its original local name is [[Kümbet Yayla Şenlikleri]]. |
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==Kümbet Bazaar== |
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Its most important feature making it different from other high plateau settlements is that [[Kümbet high plateau]] used both in winter and summer employs a function of a central [[bazaar]] function. During the summer season, every Friday, the day of the [[bazaar]], population increases in Kümbet, where bungalows and predominantly two-floor houses are located. Another feature of Kümbet bazaar where many street vendors come from [[Giresun]] city and neighbouring administrative districts is the festivities called locally as [[Otçu Göçü Şenlikleri]].<ref name="multiple" /> Today this festivities is yearly organized as "[[Kümbet Yayla Şenlikleri]]" in the second weekend of July. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.giresun.gov.tr/html/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=46 Information about Kümbet at the Web site of Giresun Governorship] (in Turkish) |
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[[Category:Black Sea]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Turkey]] |
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[[Category:Giresun]] |
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[[Category:Tourism in Turkey]] |
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Revision as of 13:23, 30 August 2009
Kümbet is a word inherits from Seljuk Turks. It means "tomb" in Turkish. The word was used for defining the monumental graves of famous and/or important persons in the past.