Elazığ Botanical Park

Elazig Botanical Park
Elazığ Botanik Park
Location Elazig, Turkey
Coordinates 38°39′37.63″N 39°09′41.93″E / 38.6604528°N 39.1616472°E / 38.6604528; 39.1616472Coordinates: 38°39′37.63″N 39°09′41.93″E / 38.6604528°N 39.1616472°E / 38.6604528; 39.1616472
Area 1.5 ha (3.7 acres)
Created 2009 (2009)
Operated by Elaziğ Municipality

Elazig Botanical Park (Turkish: Elazığ Botanik Park) is the first Botanical Park at the central and eastern parts of Turkey.

Geography

The 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) park is at the western part of the center of Elazig. Its altitude is 1,100 m (3,600 ft). It is surrounded by Abdullah Paşa District to the west, Sport Center to the north, High School to the east and, Gazi Caddesi to the south.

History

As the growth of the city of Elazığ step by step site surrounded by the high density residential buildings. At 2009 Municipality of Elazığ established Elazığ Botanical Park [1] and opened to the public.

Design

Elazığ Botanical Park was designed on 2007 by famous Turkish landscape architect Serpil Öztekin Erdem. [2]

References

  1. "Wow Turkey News".]
  2. "Architecture and Landscape Architecture".]


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