Köprülü Canyon Explained

Köprülü Canyon National Park
Alt Name:Köprülü Kanyon Milli Parkı
Iucn Category:II
Map:Turkey
Label Position:right
Label:Köprülü Canyon NP
Location:Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey
Nearest City:Antalya
Coordinates:37.1922°N 31.1808°W
Area:366km2
Governing Body:Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

Köprülü Canyon (Turkish: Köprülü Kanyon) is a canyon and a National Park in the Province of Antalya, Turkey. Covering an area of 366km2, it was established as a national park by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on December 12, 1973.[1]

History

Within the park are the ruins of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Selge, as well as the intact Eurymedon Bridge, called Oluk Köprü in Turkish.[2]

Geography

The park is situated inside the province of Antalya in the district of Manavgat.[3] The canyon is located 92km (57miles) northeast from Antalya City. The canyon's walls are as high as 100m (328 feet) and stretch for 14km (09miles) along the Köprü River.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prioritising and Determining of Ecotourism Strategy with Participatory Approach: A Case Studies of the Cehennemdere Valley and Köprülü Kanyon National Park . Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı-Eastern Mediterranean Forestry Research Institute . Yılmaz, Ersin . 2009 . 978-605-393-055-6 . 2011-08-23 . etal . https://web.archive.org/web/20120106033806/http://www.doa.gov.tr/Teknik/Teknik29.pdf . 2012-01-06 . dead .
  2. Web site: Lichens of the Köprülü Canyon National Park in Turkey . Akdeniz University, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Environmental Protection & Control, 07058 Antalya, Turkey . Tufan-Çetin, Özge . 2009 . 2023-04-25 .
  3. Web site: Antalya - Köprülü Canyon National Park . 2024-04-29 . www.ktb.gov.tr.