Danamandıra Nature Park

Nature park in Istanbul

41°18′13″N 28°13′17″E / 41.30361°N 28.22139°E / 41.30361; 28.22139Area381.09 ha (941.7 acres)^[1]Established16 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-16)Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Danamandıra Nature Park (Turkish: Danamandıra Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park in Silivri district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1]

The forest area with lakes in it located just southwest of Danamandıra village in Silivri district in the European side of Istanbul Province was registered in 2006 as a protected area for conservation of nature.^[2] On 16 December 2015, the recreational area was established as a nature park featuring three lakes,^[3] with reed covered shore.^[4]

In 2016, the nature park was leased by the municipality of the neighboring district Esenyurt for 49 years in order to provide recreation area for its residents, who live in a crowded district.^[3]^[4]^[5] The opening took place in mid May that year.^[3]

A fee for vehicles is charged at the park entrance.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ülkemizin Tabiat Parkları (247 Adet)" [Our country's 247 nature parks] (PDF) (in Turkish). Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Silivri Dana Mandıra Kurtuldu". Silivriliyiz (in Turkish). 4 July 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Esenyurt Milli Parkı'nın İlk Konukları Anneler Oldu" [Mothers are the first guests of Esenyurt national park]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Danamandıra Göleti'nde Neler Oluyor?" [What is happening to Danamandıra Lake?]. Silivriliyiz (in Turkish). 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Korsan: Danamandıra'da doğa cinayeti işlenecek!" [Korsan: nature will be murdered in Danamandıra!]. Silivri Hür Haber (in Turkish). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.