Mount Kösedağ (Sivas)

This article is about the mountain in Sivas Zara Province, Turkey. For other uses, see Kösedağ (disambiguation).

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

Mount Kösedağ
View of mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,794 m (9,167 ft)
Coordinates	40°04′38″N 37°58′18″E
Geography
Mount Kösedağ Turkey
Country	Turkey
Province	Sivas
District	Suşehri

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]