Karakate, also known as Muneta or Kortazar, is a mountain located in the northeast of
Gipuzkoa
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in
Basque Country,
Spain
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. It belongs to the
Irukurutzeta Range of the wider
Basque Mountains. The mountain has a maximum height of 749 meters.
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.
Galleries
File:Karakate.JPG, View of Karakate from Eibar
Eibar (, ) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Euskadi. It is the capital of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Debabarrena.
Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat, 2018). Its chief industry is ...
File:Karakate mendia Elgoibar.jpeg, Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar
References
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Mountains of the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Eibar
Mountains of Gipuzkoa