Koca Katran

This article is about a tree in Antalya Province. For the tree with the same name in Mersin Province, see Koca Katran (Mersin).
Big old cedar of Lebanon
Koca Katran Lübnan sediri
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SpeciesCedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
LocationÇığlıkara Nature Reserve, Elmalı, Antalya Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°31′31″N 29°49′45″E / 36.525301°N 29.82927°E / 36.525301; 29.82927
Date seeded4 BC
CustodianMinistry of Forest and Water Management
Koca Katran is located in Turkey
Koca Katran
Koca Katran

Koca Katran Lübnan sediri (literally: Big old cedar of Lebanon) is a monumental old cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) in Antalya Province, southern Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.

Koca Katran is located within Çığlıkara Nature Reserve, a cedar forest, in Elmalı district of Antalya Province.[1] The tree is 25 m (82 ft) high and the circumference of its trunk is 8.23 m (27.0 ft) at 2.62 m (8.6 ft) diameter. [2]

The old tree was registered a natural monument in 1995.[2] The age of the cedar was dated as 2000 years old when it was registered.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "Turkey's oldest tree is 2,000 years old". Hurriyet Daily News. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye'nin en yaşlı ağacı Antalya'da". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. ^ "Yüzlerce yıldır ayakta". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  4. ^ "Türkiye'nin en iyi 10 anıt ağacı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2017-01-23.