Harmankaya Canyon Nature Park

{{Short description|Canyon in Bilecik, Turkey}}

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| alt_name = Harmankaya Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı

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| location = Karahasanlar, Yenipazar and Harmanköy, İnhisar villages, Bilecik Province, Turkey

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| established = {{start date and age|2012|12|26}}

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Harmankaya Canyon Nature Park ({{langx|tr|Harmankaya Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı}}) is a canyon in Bilecik Province, western Turkey, which was declared a nature park.

The canyon is located between Karahasanlar village in Yenipazar district and Harmanköy village in İnhisar of Bilecik. Its distance to Karahasanlar village is {{cvt|7|km}} and to Harmanköy about {{cvt|4|km}}. The canyon's northern entrance is at an elevation of {{cvt|520|m}}, the southern entrance is at {{cvt|611|m}} while the elevation in the canyon mid measures about {{cvt|400|m}}. It is about {{cvt|3.9|km}} long, and its entrance is around {{cvt|5|m}} wide. The canyon cliffs are {{cvt|300|-| 600|m}} high. There are two waterfalls of about {{cvt|22|m}} height, and many others of {{cvt|1.5|-|2|m}} height. The area covering {{cvt|260|ha}} was declared as the country's 184th nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on December 26, 2012.

The vegetation of the nature park consists of low trees and shrubs like oak (Quercus), juniper (Juniperus), rowan (Sorbus), terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus), willow (Salix,) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).

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{{cite web |url=http://bilecik.com.tr/?link=mekan_detay&mekan_id=122 |publisher=Bilecik |title=Harmankaya Kanyonu |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-07-28 }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.sozcu.com.tr/2016/yazarlar/nasuh-mahruki/bilecikin-doga-harikasi-harmankoy-kanyonu-1359410/ |newspaper=Sözcü |title=Bilecik'in doğa harikası Harmanköy kanyonu |author=Mahruki, Nasuh |date=2016-08-21 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-07-28 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.bilecik.gov.tr/selalelerimiz |publisher=Bilecik Valiliği |title=Kanyon ve Şelalelerimiz |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-07-28 |archive-date=2017-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728081611/http://www.bilecik.gov.tr/selalelerimiz |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/hayat/harmankaya-kanyonu-tabiat-parki-ilan-edildi-1116630/ |newspaper=Radikal |title=Harmankaya Kanyonu, "Tabiat Parkı" ilan edildi |date=2013-01-13 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2017-07-28 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/anasayfa/resimlihaber/13-01-17/HARMANKAYA_KANYONU_184_TAB%C4%B0AT_PARKIMIZ_OLARAK_%C4%B0LAN_ED%C4%B0LD%C4%B0%E2%80%A6.aspx?sflang=tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728082413/http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr/anasayfa/resimlihaber/13-01-17/HARMANKAYA_KANYONU_184_TAB%C4%B0AT_PARKIMIZ_OLARAK_%C4%B0LAN_ED%C4%B0LD%C4%B0%E2%80%A6.aspx?sflang=tr |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |publisher=Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü |title=Harmankaya Kanyonu 184.Tabiat Parkımız olarak İlan Edildi... |date=2013-01-17 |language=turkish |accessdate=2017-07-28 }}

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{{Nature parks of Turkey}}

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Category:Canyons and gorges of Turkey

Category:Landforms of Bilecik Province

Category:Nature parks in Turkey

Category:Protected areas established in 2012

Category:2012 establishments in Turkey

Category:Tourist attractions in Bilecik Province

Category:Yenipazar District, Bilecik

Category:İnhisar District

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