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Arboretum Island

Coordinates: 40°59′48″N 29°07′05″E / 40.99667°N 29.11806°E / 40.99667; 29.11806
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Arboretum Island
Arboretum Island is located in Istanbul
Arboretum Island
LocationÜmraniye, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°59′48″N 29°07′05″E / 40.99667°N 29.11806°E / 40.99667; 29.11806
Area32 ha (79 acres)
Created2002
Operated byTEMA Foundation

Arboretum Island (Turkish: Arboretum Adası), aka Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden (Turkish: Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi), is an arboretum located in Ümraniye district Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Opened in 2002 to the public, it was named in honor of Nezhat Gökyiğit, spouse of Turkish businessman Nihat Gökyiğit. It contains about 50,000 plants in an area covering 32 ha (79 acres).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Arboretum Adası" (in Turkish). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-21.