The Zigana Pass ( Turkish : Zigana Geçidi ) is a mountain pass situated on the Pontic Mountains in Gümüşhane Province close to its border with Trabzon Province in northeastern Turkey . The pass, at 2,032 m (6,667 ft) above sea level, is on the route D.885 E97 at a distance of 60 km (37 mi) from Gümüşhane and 120 km (75 mi) from Trabzon at the Black Sea coast. The pass is snow-covered five months a year.
5-400: The Zigana Tunnel under the pass, at an elevation of 1,795 m (5,889 ft) above sea level, is 1,702 m (5,584 ft) long, 11 m (36 ft) wide and has a maximum height of 8 m (26 ft). It is one of longest tunnels in the country. The namesake village of Zigana, located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) southwest of the tunnel, is a popular ski-resort. Nearby Lake Limni
10-457: Is reachable on foot by a 3 km (2 mi) trail or by car on a 19 km (12 mi) road (partly unpaved) via Kalkanlı village. On 25 January 2009, 11 hikers on Mount Zigana died in an avalanche . Zingana pass is the pass through which the Ten Thousand of Xenophon passed through on their way out of Persia ("Ξενοφων «καθοδος των μυριων") and shouted Thalatta! Thalatta! ( the sea!
15-421: The north-south direction. In September 2013, it was announced that a new tunnel is projected at Zigana Pass. The tunnel was opened in 2023. It is a 14,481 m (47,510 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction between Güzelyayla, Maçka and Köstere, Torul at 1,253–1,211 m (4,111–3,973 ft) elevation. This article about a Turkish building or structure
20-504: The sea!) when they saw the coast of Trabzon (Τραπεζουντα) at the Black Sea. Lilies at Zigana Pass Zigana Tunnel (1988) The Zigana Tunnel ( Turkish : Zigana Tüneli ) is a road tunnel constructed on the Maçka, Trabzon – Torul, Gümüşhane state highway [REDACTED] D.885 [REDACTED] E97 southwest of the provincial border Trabzon – Gümüşhane , northeastern Turkey . It
25-487: Was opened to traffic in 1988. Situated at Zigana Pass on the Pontic Mountains , the 1,702 m (5,584 ft)-long tunnel was excavated in two years. The breakthrough took place on 2 September 1977. It carries one lane of traffic in each direction in one tube, which has 8.50 m (27.9 ft) clearance and 11.20 m (36.7 ft) width. The tunnel's elevation is at 1,820–1,795 m (5,971–5,889 ft) in
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