Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Uludag

The Uludag is a 2,543 m high mountain in the west of Turkey. His name means translated Powerful mountain (of Turkish Ulu for powerful, sublime and Dag Mountain). The mountain, about 31 miles south of the city of Bursa, is among other things, used for winter sports.

The Uludağ is an extinct volcano, in the surroundings there are still hot springs.

Also known as Olympos Misios or bithynischer Olymp he will sometimes with the same set mountain from which the Sage after the Greek god of the Trojan war followed.

Uludağ is also the name of a limonadeartigen drink, which in Turkey under the name Gazoz is known. This drink was previously exception from the mountain spring water produced. This was also the reason why this drink is not anywhere in Turkey was to receive, it could only be produced as much as the source hergab.

Also, the Uludağ University in Bursa Uludağ which owes its name.

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