Koca Katran (Mersin)

Koca katran
(Big old prickly cedar)
Koca katran ; (Big old prickly cedar)
Ministry of Forest and Water Management

Koca Katran

Koca Katran (literally "big cedar") is a monumental old prickly cedar (Juniperus oxycedrus) in Mersin Province, southern Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.

The tree is in Dümbelek Pass of Cocokdere Valley in Toros Mountains at an elevation of 1,875 m (6,152 ft). Nearest settlements are Arslanköy town and Tırtar village of Toroslar district in Mersin Province. Its distance to Mersin city center is about 60 km (37 mi). Entrance to the valley, where the tree is situated, is barred, and access is subject to permission from the forestry authority.^[1]

The tree is 40 m (130 ft) high and the circumference of its trunk is 7.50 m (24.6 ft) at 2.45 m (8.0 ft) diameter. The nameplate at site states the age of the cedar as 625 years old.^[1]

The old tree was registered a natural monument on September 27, 1994.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Koca Katran" (in Turkish). Mersin İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
^ "Koca Katran ( Tabiat Anıtı )" (in Turkish). Yerel NET. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

[mktm-1] "Koca Katran" (in Turkish). Mersin İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

[yn-2] "Koca Katran ( Tabiat Anıtı )" (in Turkish). Yerel NET. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

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v t e Natural monuments of Turkey
Caves	Derebucak Çamlık Caves NM Gilindire Cave NM Kocain Cave NM Zeytintaşı Cave NM
Forests	Geyik Alanı Grove NM Gümeli Forest NM
Landforms	Asarlık Hills NM Basalt Rocks NM Kula Hoodoos NM Lake Meke NM Nemrut Caldera NM
Trees	Ana Ardıç NM Bığbığ Ivy NM Floating islands NM Koca Katran NM (Antalya) Koca Katran NM (Mersin) Mızıkçam NM Sweet chestnut NM Sweet chestnut of Mount Tota NM Sweet chestnut of Ovacık village NM Trembling aspen NM
Waterfalls	Doğançay Waterfall NM Güney Waterfall NM Mut Yerköprü Waterfall NM Samandere Waterfall NM

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