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Dilburnu Nature Park

Coordinates: 40°51′16″N 29°07′06″E / 40.85444°N 29.11833°E / 40.85444; 29.11833
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Dilburnu Nature Park
Dilburnu Tabiat Parkı
Map showing the location of Dilburnu Nature Park
Map showing the location of Dilburnu Nature Park
Dilburnu NP
Location of the nature park in Istanbul, Turkey.
LocationBüyükada, Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Nearest cityBüyükada
Coordinates40°51′16″N 29°07′06″E / 40.85444°N 29.11833°E / 40.85444; 29.11833
Area6.88 ha (17.0 acres)
Established2011
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

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

Geography

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Dilburnu (literally "Cape Tongue") is situated on the western part of Büyükada (literally: Big Island), the biggest of the Princes' Islands, a group of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, in Adalar district southeast of Istanbul Province. Dilburnu and its surrounding area were declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011. It covers an area of about 6.88 ha (17.0 acres).[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tabiat Parkları - Dilburnu 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. ^ "Dilburnu Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Tabiat Parkları. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-05-09.