Atatürk Park
Mersin Atatürk Park | |
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Location | Mersin, Turkey |
Coordinates | 36°47′40″N 34°37′43″E / 36.79447°N 34.62865°E |
Area | 16 ha (40 acres) |
Atatürk Park is a public park in Mersin, Turkey.
Geography
The park is a Mediterranean coastal park of Akdeniz district. The longer dimension of the park, which is more than 1,200 m (0.75 mi) lies along the sea coast in north east to south west direction. The total area of the park is 184,772 m2 (1,988,870 sq ft).[1] about 16 ha (40 acres). The east of the park is bounded by the harbour facilities and the west is bounded by the old Mersin marina and Efrenk River. The north is bounded by İsmet İnönü Boulevard. Although, coastal park continues 7 km (4.3 mi) to south west beyond Müftü river, the name Atatürk Park is used only for the section between the harbour facilities and the marina.
History
The park is actually the fill area of
Park today
The main excursion area is by the sea side. The amateur fishermen's club is at the west, next to the anchoring berth of the fishing boats (old marina). Most of the park is covered by flower beds. At the main entrance, there is a monument
In 2008, at the north east of the park a 3,160 m2 (34,000 sq ft) complex of Congress and Exhibition Center (Turkish: Kongre ve Sergi Merkezi) has been established.[2] with conference and performance halls, a pool and related services.[3]
References
- ^ Hürriyet Newspaper
- ^ Arkitera news
- ^ "Wowturkey". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-05-11.