Elazığ Botanical Park (Turkish: ) is the first botanical park at the central and eastern parts of

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Geography

The park is at the western part of the center of

Elazığ Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plai ...

. Its altitude is . It is surrounded by Abdullah Paşa District to the west, Sport Center to the north, High School to the east and, Gazi Caddesi to the south.

History

As the growth of the city of

step by step site surrounded by the high density residential buildings. At 2009 Municipality of

established Elazığ Botanical Park and opened to the public.

Design

Elazığ Botanical Park was designed on 2007 by Turkish landscape architect

Serpil Öztekin Erdem Serpil is a common feminine Turkish given name. It may refer to: Given name * Serpil Çapar (born 1981), Turkish handball player * Serpil Hamdi Tüzün, Turkish male football coach * Serpil İskenderoğlu (born 1982), Turkish handball player * Ser ...

References

Parks in Elazığ Urban public parks 1943 establishments in Turkey {{Elazığ-geo-stub