Karakate

Mountain in the Basque Country, Spain

Karakate is located in the Basque Country
Karakate
Karakate
Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
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Karakate is located in Spain
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Karakate
Karakate (Spain)
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Parent rangeIrukurutzeta Range

Karakate, also known as Muneta or Kortazar, is a mountain located in the northeast of Gipuzkoa in Basque Country, Spain. It belongs to the Irukurutzeta Range of the wider Basque Mountains. The mountain has an maximum height of 749 meters.[1]

Archaeological site

In 2016, archaeologist Antxoka Martínez Velasco found vestiges of a Roman military camp at the summit of Karate. It is a small camp with defensive slope and mount.[2]

Galleries

  • View of Karakate from Eibar
    View of Karakate from Eibar
  • Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar
    Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar

References

  1. ^ Karakate, Huellas de historia y naturaleza [Karakate, Traces of history and nature] (in Spanish). Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ Cristóbal, Aníbal Clemente. "Campamentos romanos en el País Vasco y Navarra" [Roman camps in the Basque Country and Navarra]. Historia y Arqueologia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.