Doğançay Waterfall
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Doğançay Waterfall ( tr, Doğançay Şelalesi) is a
waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
in
Sakarya Province Sakarya ( tr, ) is a province in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. The Sakarya River creates a webbing of estuaries in the province, which is in the Marmara Region. The adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the south, ...
, northwestern Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country. The waterfall is located in Maksudiye village of Geyve district in Sakarya Province. It is far from
Adapazarı Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Regi ...
and from the Sakarya-
Bilecik Bilecik is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bilecik Province which is located in northwestern Anatolia. As of 2015 urban population of the city is 64,531. The mayor is Semih Şahin ( CHP). The town is famous for its numerous restored Turki ...
highway D.650. On May 13, 2013, the waterfall and its surroundings covering an area of , was registered as natural monument of the country by the Nature Reserve and Nature Parks Administration of the Ministry of Forest and Water Management.


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Waterfalls of Turkey Landforms of Sakarya Province Natural monuments of Turkey Tourist attractions in Sakarya Province Protected areas established in 2013 2013 establishments in Turkey {{Waterfall-stub