Big old cedar of Lebanon Koca Katran Lübnan sediri | |
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Species | Cedar of Lebanon ( Cedrus libani) |
Location | Çığlıkara Nature Reserve, Elmalı, Antalya Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 36°31′31″N 29°49′45″E / 36.525301°N 29.82927°E |
Date seeded | 4 BC |
Custodian | Ministry of Forest and Water Management |
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]
Big old cedar of Lebanon Koca Katran Lübnan sediri | |
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Species | Cedar of Lebanon ( Cedrus libani) |
Location | Çığlıkara Nature Reserve, Elmalı, Antalya Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 36°31′31″N 29°49′45″E / 36.525301°N 29.82927°E |
Date seeded | 4 BC |
Custodian | Ministry of Forest and Water Management |
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]