Karaca Dağ
Karaca Dağ is a shield volcano located in southeastern Turkey,[1] near Diyarbakır.[2]
| Karaca Dağ | |
|---|---|
 Karapınar Field, looking east on Karaca Mountains in 2012 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,957 m (6,421 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°40′12″N 39°49′48″E |
| Geography | |
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| Parent range | Taurus Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
It was also known as "Mount Masia",[3] Which in turn was used to give the title of an iris found on the mountain, as Iris masia.[4]
History
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne[5] discovered that the genetically common ancestor of 68 contemporary types of cereal still grows as a wild plant on the slopes of Mount Karaca (Karacadag).[6]
References
- "Karaca Dag". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Griffith, Kenneth; White, Darrell K. (December 2021). "A Candidate Site for Noah's Ark, Altar, and Tomb" (PDF). 35 (3). Journal of Creation: 50–63. ISSN 1036-2916. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
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- Pries, Bob (28 November 2013). "(SPEC) Iris masia Stapf ex Fos". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research
- Heun, Manfred; et al. (November 1997). "Site of Einkorn Wheat Domestication Identified by DNA Fingerprinting" (PDF). Science. 278 (5341): 1312–1314. Bibcode:1997Sci...278.1312H. doi:10.1126/science.278.5341.1312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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