The Marash Maple is a natural monument in Marash Park in Prizren.[1]
| Marash Maple | |
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| Rrapi i Marashit | |
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| Location | Prizren, Kosovo |
| Area | 0.05 ha |
| Established | 1959 |
History
editA maple tree stands in Marash Park along the Prizren Bistrica.[2] In the Marash neighborhood nearby there was once a khanqah or Sufi monastery known locally as a tekke, whose founder is said to have planted the tree.[3] The tree was legally protected in 1959[4] and is scientifically estimated to be over 400 years old (though legends stretch the age to 500 years). The Marash maple is 20.9 metres (69 ft) with a crown 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter, a trunk 3 metres (9.8 ft) in circumference at the base, and leaves 13 centimetres (5.1 in) to 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long. The tree lies 417 metres (1,368 ft) above sea level.[5]
References
edit- ^ Warrander, Gail; Knaus, Verena (2007). Kosovo. London: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 201, 295. ISBN 9781841621999. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Marash Mahala Complex (Prizren)". Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database. Kosovo Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Lisi i "Marashit" shëron sëmundjet e syve". Kosova Sot. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ PROFIL I SHKURTER I DISA ZONAVE TE MBROJTURA (PDF). Pristina: Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of Kosovo. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Oferta kulturore e Prizrenit (PDF). Prizren: Prizren Cultural Organizations Network. 2013. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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