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Büyükada Nature Park

Coordinates: 40°50′56″N 29°07′23″E / 40.84889°N 29.12306°E / 40.84889; 29.12306
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Entrance
Photo of the entrance of the park
Büyükada Nature Park
Büyükada Tabiat Parkı
Map showing the location of Büyükada Nature Park
Map showing the location of Büyükada Nature Park
Büyükada NP
Location of the nature park in Istanbul, Turkey.
LocationBüyükada, Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Nearest cityBüyükada
Coordinates40°50′56″N 29°07′23″E / 40.84889°N 29.12306°E / 40.84889; 29.12306
Area4.45 ha (11.0 acres)
Established2011
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

Büyükada Nature Park (Turkish: Büyükada Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park in Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Büyükada (literally: Big Island) is the biggest of the Princes' Islands, a group of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, in Adalar district southeast of Istanbul Province. An area east of the island was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011. It covers an area of about 4.45 ha (11.0 acres).[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tabiat Parkları - Büyükada Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı-1. Bölge Müdürlüğü-İstanbul Şube Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ "Büyükada Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Tabiat Parkları. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-05-09.