Karaekşi Nature Park (Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı or more formally, Karaekşi Nature Park and Trout Hatchery Turkish: Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı ve Alabalık Üretme İstasyonu) is a nature park in Mersin Province, Turkey

Karaekşi Nature Park
Karaekşi Tabiat Parkı
Map showing the location of Karaekşi Nature Park
Map showing the location of Karaekşi Nature Park
Karekşi
Location of the nature park in Turkey
LocationHacınuhlu, Mut,
Mersin Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E / 36.67944°N 33.46694°E / 36.67944; 33.46694
Area8.5 ha (21 acres)
Established2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Forest and Water Management

The nature park situated in Hacınuhlu village of Mut ilçe (district) in Mersin Province at 36°40′46″N 33°28′01″E / 36.67944°N 33.46694°E / 36.67944; 33.46694.[1] Its distance to Mut is about 7 km (4.3 mi). It was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Forest and Water Management in 2011. It covers an area of 8.5 ha (21 acres).[2] The park is in a forest of plane trees and Turkish pines. It stretches along a creek flowing into Göksu River. There are trout ponds, restaurants, children parks, a parking lot etc. in Karaekşi.[3]

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