Göksu Delta

{{Short description|River delta at the confluence of the Göksu River with the Mediterranean Sea}}

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| location = Mersin Province, Turkey

| nearest_city = Silifke

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| area_ha = 15,000

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| designation1 = Ramsar

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| designation1_date = 13 July 1994

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The Göksu Delta is the river delta at the confluence of the Göksu River with the Mediterranean Sea, in Mersin Province in southern Turkey. It is a 15,000 ha area of land that occupies coastal part of Silifke district. It is one of the largest areas of coastal wetlands in Turkey

and has a biodiversity of plants and birds. It is a Ramsar site since 1994 and an Important Bird Area since 2004.{{Cite web | url = https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/657 | title = Göksu Delta | publisher = Ramsar Sites Information Service | accessdate = 8 June 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/göksu-delta-iba-türkiye |title=Göksu Delta | publisher = BirdLife International | accessdate = 8 June 2024}}