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News: Turkey’s glaciers, particularly on Mount Cilo and Mount Ararat, are rapidly melting due to the accelerating impacts of climate change.
About Mount Cilo
- Mount Cilo is located in the Yüksekova district of Hakkâri Province, in the southeasternmost part of Turkey, near the borders with Iraq and Iran.
- It is the second-highest mountain in Turkey
- Mount Cilo is part of the East Taurus Mountains (Doğu Toroslar) and lies within the Hakkâri Mountains range.
- The mountain forms the western part of the Cilo-Sat Mountains National Park, which was officially established in the year 2020.
- Mount Cilo features five prominent peaks: Uludoruk Peak, Suppa Durek Peak, Kosedireği Mountain, Kisara Mountain and Maunseli Sivrisi
