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]
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]
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.