Yazılı Canyon Nature Park
Canyon in Isparta, Turkey
37°28′07″N 30°55′21″E / 37.46861°N 30.92250°E / 37.46861; 30.92250Ministry of Environment and Forest
Yazılı Canyon Nature Park (Turkish: Yazılı Kanyon Tabiat Parkı) is a canyon in Isparta Province, southwestern Turkey, which was declared with its surrounding area a nature park in 1989.
The canyon is located near Çandır village in Sütçüler district of Isparta Province,[1] southwestern Turkey. It is about 80 km (50 mi) south of Isparta. The canyon takes its name "Yazılı" (literally "Written" from an ancient text carved on a rock inside the canyon, which has archaeological importance.[2]
The area around the canyon covering 546 ha (1,350 acres) was declared as the country's second nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on September 5, 1989.[3]
As reported in 2015, nearly 70,000 domestic and foreign tourists visit the nature park annually.[1] The nature park can be visited on a day-only base since there is no lodging facility.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Yazılı Kanyon'un Asfaltı Isparta Belediyesi'nden=". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ a b "Tabiat Parkları - Yazılı Kanyon Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı - VI Bölge Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Tabiat Parkları 1984-2011" (in Turkish). Milli Parklar. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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