Volcano

Karaca Dağ

Shield volcano · 1,957 m · Turkey

Karaca Dağ sits on the Arabian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries.

Elevation

1,957 m

Type

Shield volcano

Tectonic Setting

Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust

Dominant Rock

Basalt / Picro-Basalt

Plate

Arabian Plate

Country

Turkey

Last Eruption

unknown

Nearby Cities

Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

• 45 kmDiyarbakır645,000 people
• 90 kmMardin71,000 people

• Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata