Saklıkent National Park

For the ski resort, see Saklıkent.

Saklıkent National Park
Saklıkent Milli Parkı
A view from the canyon.
Saklıkent NP
Location	Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey
Coordinates	36°28′07.62″N 29°24′12.31″E / 36.4687833°N 29.4034194°E / 36.4687833; 29.4034194Coordinates: 36°28′07.62″N 29°24′12.31″E / 36.4687833°N 29.4034194°E / 36.4687833; 29.4034194
Area	1,643 ha (4,060 acres)
Established	June 6, 1996 (1996-06-06)
Governing body	Ministry of Forest and Water Management
Website	www.milliparklar.gov.tr/mp/saklikent/index.htm

Saklıkent National Park (Turkish: Saklıkent Milli Parkı)), established on Jıne 6, 1996, is a national park in southwestern Turkey. The national park is a canyon, and is located in Muğla Province, 50 km (31 mi) far from Fethiye.

The canyon is 300 m (980 ft) deep and 18 km (11 mi) long, being one of the deepest in the world. It was formed through abrasion of the rocks by flowing waters over thousands of years. As the level of water rises during winter months, visitors can enter the canyon only in the summer. 4 km (2.5 mi) of the canyon are walkable after April, when most of the snow in the Taurus Mountains has melted and passed through on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. Saklıkent means "hidden city" in Turkish.

External links

Saklıkent Canyon Photos on Flickr

National parks of Turkey

Aegean Region	Başkomutan Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta Mount Honaz Marmaris Mount Spil

Black Sea Region	Boğazköy-Alacahöyük Altındere Valley Hatila Valley Kaçkar Mountains Karagöl-Sahara Küre Mountains Mount Ilgaz Yedigöller

Central Anatolia Region	Aladağlar Battle of Sakarya Göreme Lake Beyşehir Soğuksu Yozgat Pine Grove

Eastern Anatolia Region	Mount Ararat Munzur Valley Nenehatun Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains

Marmara Region	İğneada Floodplain Forests Kazdağı Kuş Cenneti Lake Gala Troy Uludağ

Mediterranean Region	Altınbeşik Cave Beydağları Coastal Mount Güllük-Termessos Karatepe-Aslantaş Kızıldağ Köprülü Canyon Lake Kovada Saklıkent Sultan Reedy

Southeastern Anatolia Region	Mount Nemrut Tek Tek Mountains

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