Karaekşi Nature Park

Karaekşi Nature Park (Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı or more formally, Karaekşi Nature Park and Trout Hatchery Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı ve Alabalık Üretme İstasyonu) is a nature park in Mersin Province, Turkey

Karaekşi Nature Park
Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı
Karekşi
Location of the nature park in Turkey
LocationHacınuhlu, Mut,
Mersin Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E
Area8.5 ha (21 acres)
Established2011 (2011)
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Forest and Water Management

The nature park situated in Hacınuhlu village of Mut ilçe (district) in Mersin Province at 36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E.[1] Its distance to Mut is about 7 km (4.3 mi). It was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Forest and Water Management in 2011. It covers an area of 8.5 ha (21 acres).[2] The park is in a forest of plane trees and Turkish pines. It stretches along a creek flowing into Göksu River. There are trout ponds, restaurants ,children parks, a parking lot etc. in Karaekşi.[3]

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