Kurşunlu Waterfall Nature Park
The Kurşunlu Waterfall (Turkish: Kurşunlu Şelalesi) is located 19 km from Antalya, Turkey at the end of a 7 km road branching off to the north of the Antalya-Serik-Alanya highway at a point 12 km east of Antalya. It is reduced to a mere trickle in the summer months.
| Kurşunlu Waterfall Nature Park | |
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| Kurşunlu Şelalesi Tabşat Parkı | |
 Entrance of the waterfall. | |
  Kurşunlu Waterfall NP Location of the nature park in Turkey. | |
| Location | Antalya, Turkey |
| Nearest city | Antalya |
| Coordinates | 37.003°N 30.821°E |
| Area | 586.5 ha (1,449 acres) |
| Established | May 21, 1991 |
| Governing body | Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks Ministry of Environment and Forest |
The waterfall is on one of the tributaries of the Aksu River, where the tributary drops from Antalya's plateau to the coastal plain. It is situated in the midst of a pine forest of exceptional beauty, and the environs provide a picnic and pleasure spot about twenty minutes by car from the centre of the city of Antalya.
The waterfall and its surroundings covering an area of 586.5 ha (1,449 acres) was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on May 21, 1991.[1]
References
- "Tabiat Parkları - Kurşunlu Şelalesi Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı-VI. Blge Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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