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Kuyuluk Nature Park

Coordinates: 36°46′25″N 34°28′51″E / 36.77361°N 34.48083°E / 36.77361; 34.48083
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Kuyuluk Nature Park
Kuyuluk Tabiat Parkı
Map showing the location of Kuyuluk Nature Park
Map showing the location of Kuyuluk Nature Park
Kuyuluk NP
Location of the nature park in Turkey
LocationFındıkpınarı yolu,
Mersin, Turkey
Coordinates36°46′25″N 34°28′51″E / 36.77361°N 34.48083°E / 36.77361; 34.48083
Area19.83 ha (49.0 acres)
Established2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

Kuyuluk Nature Park is a nature park in Turkey.

The park is in the Mezitli second level municipality of Mersin at 36°46′25″N 34°28′51″E / 36.77361°N 34.48083°E / 36.77361; 34.48083. It is situated on the road to Fındıkpınarı in the southern slopes of the Toros Mountains. Its distance to Mersin is only 25 kilometres (16 mi). It was declared a picnic area in 1984 and a nature park in 2011.

The area of the nature park is 19.83 hectares (49.0 acres). It is surrounded by Turkish pine (Pinus brutia) and Mediterranean type scrub.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Forestry Mersin branch page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2017-10-18.