Mount Kösedağ (Sivas) Explained

Mount Kösedağ
Map:	Turkey
Location:	Suşehri, Sivas Province, Turkey
Label Position:	right
Coordinates:	40.0773°N 37.9717°W
Elevation M:	2.794

Mount Kösedağ (Turkish: Kösedağ Dağı), is a mountain range in the Suşehri district of Sivas province. It is known for the Battle of Kösedağ.

History

The battle between the Anatolian Seljuk State and the Mongols, which resulted in the defeat of the Seljuk State and its entry into the Mongol subordination, took place at the foot of the mountain.^{[1] [2]}

Geology and geomorphology

Mount Kösedağ starts just north of Zara district and ends in Suşehri district center in the north.^[3]

References

1. Web site: May 18, 2023. Suşehri tarihçesi. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517225126/https://www.susehri.bel.tr/?s=sehir_tarihce. May 17, 2023. Suşehri Belediyesi. Turkish.
2. Web site: May 18, 2023. Zara ilçesi tarihi. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517233641/https://www.zara.bel.tr/zara-ilcesi-tarihi. May 17, 2023. Zara Belediyesi. Turkish.
3. Web site: Kösedağ. dogadernegi.org. Doğa Derneği. 1.