Köprülü Canyon
Encyclopedia
Köprülü Canyon is a canyon
and a National Park
in the Province
of Antalya
, Turkey
. Covering an area of 366 square kilometre, it was established as a national park by the Ministry of Forest on December 12, 1973.
The canyon is 400 m (1,312.3 ft) deep in some places and stretches for 14 km (8.7 mi) along the Köprü River. At the resting area, there are fish restaurants offering delicious food especially fresh trout
. The Roman
Oluklu Bridge (Olukluköprü) over the canyon and the Bugrum Bridge over the Kocadere stream were engineering feats of their time.
road take the turn off for Taşağıl and Beşkonak, for the beautiful circular, scenic route that leads to the Koprulu Canyon National Park. The road criss-crosses over the clear, flowing water of the mountain river and passes through virgin forests and over rippling waterfalls. Reaching the park, 92 km (57.2 mi) from Antalya, a valley of wild beauty rich in flora and fauna is encountered.
Canyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
and a National Park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the Province
Provinces of Turkey
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called il in Turkish .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
of Antalya
Antalya Province
Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea.Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Covering an area of 366 square kilometre, it was established as a national park by the Ministry of Forest on December 12, 1973.
The canyon is 400 m (1,312.3 ft) deep in some places and stretches for 14 km (8.7 mi) along the Köprü River. At the resting area, there are fish restaurants offering delicious food especially fresh trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
. The Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
Oluklu Bridge (Olukluköprü) over the canyon and the Bugrum Bridge over the Kocadere stream were engineering feats of their time.
Getting there
Northeast of Antalya on the SideSide
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...
road take the turn off for Taşağıl and Beşkonak, for the beautiful circular, scenic route that leads to the Koprulu Canyon National Park. The road criss-crosses over the clear, flowing water of the mountain river and passes through virgin forests and over rippling waterfalls. Reaching the park, 92 km (57.2 mi) from Antalya, a valley of wild beauty rich in flora and fauna is encountered.
External links
- http://www.antalya-ws.com/english/nparks/koprulu.asp Pictures of the Canyon