| Harmankaya Canyon Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Harmankaya Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı | |
  Harmankaya Canyon NP Location of the nature park in Turkey. | |
| Location | Karahasanlar, Yenipazar and Harmanköy, İnhisar villages, Bilecik Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°08′55″N 30°26′27″E / 40.14861°N 30.44083°E |
| Area | 260 ha (640 acres) |
| Established | December 26, 2012 |
| Governing body | Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks Ministry of Environment and Forest |
Harmankaya Canyon Nature Park (Turkish: Harmankaya Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı) is a canyon in Bilecik Province, western Turkey, which was declared a nature park.
The canyon is located between Karahasanlar village in Yenipazar district and Harmanköy village in İnhisar of Bilecik. Its distance to Karahasanlar village is 7 km (4.3 mi) and to Harmanköy about 4 km (2.5 mi).[1] The canyon's northern entrance is at an elevation of 520 m (1,710 ft), the southern entrance is at 611 m (2,005 ft) while the elevation in the canyon mid measures about 400 m (1,300 ft).[1] It is about 3.9 km (2.4 mi) long,[2] and its entrance is around 5 m (16 ft) wide.[3] The canyon cliffs are 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft) high.[1][3] There are two waterfalls of about 22 m (72 ft) height,[2] and many others of 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) height.[3] The area covering 260 ha (640 acres) was declared as the country's 184th nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on December 26, 2012.[1][2][3][4][5]
The vegetation of the nature park consists of low trees and shrubs like oak (Quercus), juniper (Juniperus), rowan (Sorbus), terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus), willow (Salix,) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Kanyon ve Şelalelerimiz" (in Turkish). Bilecik Valiliği. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- 1 2 3 Mahruki, Nasuh (2016-08-21). "Bilecik'in doğa harikası Harmanköy kanyonu". Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- 1 2 3 4 "Harmankaya Kanyonu" (in Turkish). Bilecik. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ↑ "Harmankaya Kanyonu, "Tabiat Parkı" ilan edildi". Radikal (in Turkish). 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- 1 2 "Harmankaya Kanyonu 184.Tabiat Parkımız olarak İlan Edildi..." (in Turkish). Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
