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Mount Butin

Butin or Botin located on the Pendro terrain in Kurdistan Region. The mountain lies 4 km (2 mi) to the northeast of Pendro and some 100 km (62 mi) from Erbil. Hunting in Butin is prohibited and it is home to a large population of Wild Goat and other wildlife. Butin has a lot of valuable trees and mountain herbs, the most extensive growths on the Butin slopes.

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Mount Butin
Butin, Botin
Mount Butin in April 2016
Highest point
Elevation2,534 m (8,314 ft)
Coordinates37°04′40″N 44°09′21″E / 37.07778°N 44.15583°E / 37.07778; 44.15583
Naming
NicknameKurdish: بۆتین
Native name
Geography
Mount Butin
Location within Iraqi Kurdistan
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Mount Butin
Location within Iraq
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Country
 Iraq
Region
 Kurdistan Region
Mzuri Bala
Mzuri Bala
Parent rangeZagros Mountains

Butin or Botin (Kurdish: بۆتین, Botîn)12 located on the Pendro terrain in Kurdistan Region.34 The mountain lies 4 km (2 mi) to the northeast of Pendro and some 100 km (62 mi) from Erbil. Hunting in Butin is prohibited and it is home to a large population of Wild Goat and other wildlife. Butin has a lot of valuable trees and mountain herbs, the most extensive growths on the Butin slopes.56

  • Mount Butin, captured on May 9, 2010
    Mount Butin, captured on May 9, 2010
  • Mount Butin from Chemma, photographed on April 8, 2016
    Mount Butin from Chemma, photographed on April 8, 2016
  • A wild goat spotted near Mount Butin
    A wild goat spotted near Mount Butin
  • Mount Butin in winter, showing the snowy landscape
    Mount Butin in winter, showing the snowy landscape
  • View of Pendro village with Mount Butin in the background
    View of Pendro village with Mount Butin in the background
  • Winter view of Mount Butin from Chemma
    Winter view of Mount Butin from Chemma
  • Members of the Kurdistan Mountain Climbing Federation, 2015
    Members of the Kurdistan Mountain Climbing Federation, 2015
  • Another image of the Kurdistan Mountain Climbing Federation, 2015
    Another image of the Kurdistan Mountain Climbing Federation, 2015
References

References

  1. "Li Mêrgesor ji ber şerê PKK û Tirkiyê kesek şehîd bûye-ARK NEWS". www.arknews.net (in Kurdish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. "بۆتین ئالای كوردستانی به‌رز كرده‌وه‌ ... ئا: زوهری ئێدلبی". www.kurdistannet.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Pendro Village". www.archive.org (in Kurdish). 2015.
  4. "Pendro - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  5. "Kurd Flora". www.kurdflora.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  6. "The Kurdistan Region's flora and fauna". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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