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Mount Honaz National Park Honaz Dağı Milli Parkı IUCN Category II (National Park)
Mt. Honaz NPLocation Denizli Province, Turkey Nearest city Denizli Coordinates 37°45′29″N 029°16′15″E / 37.75806°N 29.27083°ECoordinates: 37°45′29″N 029°16′15″E / 37.75806°N 29.27083°E Established April 21, 1995 Governing body Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and ForestMount Honaz (Turkish: Honaz Dağı), is a mountain and a national park, located in southwestern Turkey, 17 km (11 mi) east of the province seat of Denizli. On April 21, 1995, it was proclaimed as a protected area. Honaz, Denizli's depending township that carries the same name as the mountain, is situated on the mountain slopes. At 2,571 m (8,435 ft), it is the highest mountain in Turkey's Aegean Region.[1]
The mountain is covered with forests, which are particularly dense in its northern side. Ice and snow are omnipresent around its summit. There has been a project for establishing a ski resort on the mountain a few years ago when the province's marking governor, the late Recep Yazıcıoğlu was in office. However, these plans lie idle for the moment despite the suitable conditions the mountain offers for winter sports.
References
- ^ "Milli Park" (in Turkish). Honaz Kaymakamlığı. http://www.honaz.gov.tr/millipark.asp. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
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National parks of Turkey Aegean Region Black Sea Region Alacahöyük · Altındere · Hatila Valley · Kaçkar Mountains · Karagöl-Sahara · Küre Mountains · Mount Ilgaz · YedigöllerCentral Anatolia Region Eastern Anatolia Region Marmara Region Mediterranean Region Altınbeşik Cave · Beydağları Coast (Olympos) · Güllük Mountain (Termessos) · Karatepe-Aslantaş · Kızıldağ · Köprülü Canyon · Lake Kovada · Saklıkent CanyonSoutheastern Anatolia Region 
Mountains of TurkeyTwo main ranges Mountains Acıgöl • Akdağ • Aktaş • Ağrı (Ararat) • Babadağ • Beşparmak (Latmus) • Davraz • Dilek (Mycale) • Erciyes • Erek • Göllü • Hasan • Honaz • Kaçkar • Kadifekale • Karacadağ • Karadag • Karagöl • Kaz (Ida) • Kula • Küçük Ağrı • Madur • Mahya • Nemrut • Nemrut (volcano) • Nif • Palandöken • Spil • Sultan • Süphan • Şaphane • Tendürek • Topçambaba • Uludağ • Yamanlar • ZurbahanCategories:- IUCN Category II
- Mountains of Turkey
- National parks of Turkey
- Denizli Province
- Protected areas established in 1995
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