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Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park (Turkish: Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı), established on October 19, 2004, is a national park in northeastern Turkey. The national park stretches over the mountain range of Allahuekber Mountains and is located on the province border of Erzurum and Kars.[1]

Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Dağları Milli Parkı
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains NP
Location	Şenkaya, Erzurum Province-Sarıkamış, Kars Province, Turkey
Coordinates	40°18′07.27″N 42°36′52.04″E
Area	22,519 ha (55,650 acres)
Established	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
Governing body	Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Website	www.milliparklar.gov.tr/mp/sarikamisallahuekberdaglari/index.htm

It covers an area of 22,519 ha (55,650 acres) at an average elevation of 2,300 m (7,500 ft).[1]

The national park is of historical importance, where during the Battle of Sarikamish at the beginning of World War I about 60,000 Turkish soldiers died freezing under harsh winter conditions on the Allahuekber Mountains.[1][2]

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