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.
| Botan Valley National Park | |
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| Botan Vadisi Milli Parkı | |
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  Botan Valley NP | |
| Location | Siirt Province, Turkey |
| Nearest city | Siirt |
| Coordinates | 37°54′41″N 41°57′59.3″E / 37.91139°N 41.966472°E |
| Established | August 15, 2019 |
| Governing body | Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks Ministry of Environment and Forest |
According to the decision published in the Resmî Gazete on August 15, 2019, it was declared a national park.[1]
Geography edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.