Çığlıkara Nature Reserve

The Çığlıkara Nature Reserve (Turkish: Çığlıkara Tabiatı Koruma Alanı) is a forest of mostly Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani) in Antalya Province, southern Turkey. It is a registered nature reserve of the country.

It is located in Elmalı district of Antalya Province.[1] It covers an area of 15,889 ha (39,260 acres).[2] It is home to nearly 400 plant species, among them endemic flora and seven as natural monument registered old trees. The forest was registered a nature reserve on July 5, 1991.[2]

Trees of natural monument

References
  1. "Turkey's oldest tree is 2,000 years old". Hurriyet Daily News. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. "Çığlıkara Tabiatı Koruma Alanı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı VI. Bölge Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


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