Bezirgan walk 28 May 09

Bezirgan: the new mosque

There are two mosques in Bezirgan. This one is at the southern end of the village. The road to the left leads directly to the storehouses and the path leading back to the Kalkan-Sarıbelen road at the Ottoman cistern. The road to the right leads into the village and eventually to the meydan, which is near the other mosque.

photo by David Courtney McClure

Bezirgan meydan

Apart from the inevitable çay both soft drinks and Efes are served here.

photo by Peter David McClure

Col between Kalkan and Bezirgan

This is on the Lycian Way. The col is at approximately 800m.

Ottoman cistern

This ottoman cistern is in the upper part of Kalkan, where the lower of the two Bezirgan paths meets the road to Sarıbelen.

photo by David Courtney McClure

Lycian Way

Start of upper Bezirgan path. The ascent is steep and is now mostly on the course of a new path formed by the laying of a water pipe. The views on the ascent are spectacular.

photo by David Courtney McClure

cistern at the crest of a ridge

This cistern is at the crest of a ridge. From here the path leads through a cultivated bowl in the hills. There is a nomad encampment (inhabited in May 2009). The climb to the summit ridge overlooking Bezirgan is quite gentle.

photo by David Courtney McClure

summit ridge

807m. The view over Bezirgan to the snow-capped mountains (in May 2009). Note the Lombardy poplars, which are common around the village.

photo by David Courtney McClure

oak tree

In May the fields are fresh with new growth.

photo by David Courtney McClure

frogs

In late May we found hundreds of tiny frogs in the almost-dry irrigation ditch.

photo by David Courtney McClure

Bezirgan storehouses

The old storehouses at Bezirgan. During the winter the fields in the southern end of the plain flood.

photo by David Courtney McClure