Area 16.43 km² | Established June 6, 1996 | |
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Location Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey Governing body Ministry of Forest and Water Management Website www.milliparklar.gov.tr/mp/saklikent/index.htm Address 48850 Fethiye/Muğla Province, Turkey Similar Tlos, şelale park yaka şelalesi, Calis Beach, Yakapark, Gorge Club | ||
Saklıkent National Park (Turkish: Saklıkent Milli Parkı)), established on Jıne 6, 1996, is a national park in southwestern Turkey. The national park is a canyon, and is located in Muğla Province, 50 km (31 mi) far from Fethiye.
The canyon is 300 m (980 ft) deep and 18 km (11 mi) long, being one of the deepest in the world. It was formed through abrasion of the rocks by flowing waters over thousands of years. As the level of water rises during winter months, visitors can enter the canyon only in the summer. 4 km (2.5 mi) of the canyon are walkable after April, when most of the snow in the Taurus Mountains has melted and passed through on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. Saklıkent means "hidden city" in Turkish.
Sakl kent kanyonu fethiye mu la saklikent canyon fethiye mugla
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