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Botan Valley National Park

Coordinates: 37°54′41″N 41°57′59.3″E / 37.91139°N 41.966472°E / 37.91139; 41.966472
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Botan Valley National Park
Botan Vadisi Milli Parkı
View of Botan Valley
Map showing the location of Botan Valley National Park
Map showing the location of Botan Valley National Park
Botan Valley NP
LocationSiirt Province, Turkey
Nearest citySiirt
Coordinates37°54′41″N 41°57′59.3″E / 37.91139°N 41.966472°E / 37.91139; 41.966472
EstablishedAugust 15, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-15)
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

The Botan Valley National Park (Turkish: Botan Vadisi Milli Parkı), is a historical area with the status of a national park within the borders of Siirt province of Turkey.

According to the decision published in the Resmî Gazete on August 15, 2019, it was declared a national park.[1]

Geography

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Botan Valley, located in the central, Tillo and Eruh districts, consists of 120 thousand acres and 29 kilometers of routes and is also suitable for sports such as paragliding and rafting.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Siirt İli, Merkez, Aydınlar ve Eruh İlçeleri Sınırları İçerisinde Bulunan Bazı Alanın 'Botan Vadisi Milli Parkı' Olarak Belirlenmesi Hakkında Karar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü. June 13, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin 45'inci milli parkı Botan Vadisi" (in Turkish). Fecri Barlık, Anadolu Agency. August 22, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019.