The Aladağlar

National Park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

(), established on April 21, 1995, is in southern Turkey. Its name, meaning Crimson Mountains, is said to have been given to it because of the rusty colour the mountains acquire towards sunset. A part of the

Anti-Taurus Mountains The Anti-Taurus Mountains (from ) or Aladaglar are a mountain range in southern and eastern Turkey, curving northeast from the Taurus Mountains. At , Mount Erciyes ( Turkish: Erciyes Dağı) is the highest peak not just in the range but in ce ...

, the national parks covers at an average elevation of above sea level spreading over parts of the districts of

Yahyalı Yahyalı is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,587 km2, and its population is 35,481 (2022). It is the southernmost district of the province. The Aladağlar Mountains, a part of the roc ...

Kayseri province The Kayseri Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population is 1,441,523 (2022). It borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces. T ...

Çamardı Çamardı is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at the foot of Aladağ in the Taurus Mountains. It is the seat of Çamardı District.Niğde province Niğde Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 7,234 km2, and its population is 365,419 (2022) of which 170,511 live in the city of Niğde. The population was 348,081 in 200 ...

and Aladağ in

Adana province Adana Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey located in central Cilicia. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78.25% of the r ...

. The Aladağlar contains four climbable peaks that are higher than 3700m. The highest peak is Kızılkaya with a height of 3767m. Many lakes and waterfalls form here once the snow melts in early spring. File:Yelatan Aladağlar 01.jpg, Yelatan village Aladağlar

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National parks of Turkey Mountain ranges of Turkey Geography of Kayseri Province Geography of Niğde Province Geography of Adana Province Landforms of Kayseri Province Landforms of Niğde Province Landforms of Adana Province Tourist attractions in Kayseri Province Tourist attractions in Niğde Province Tourist attractions in Adana Province Yahyalı District Çamardı District Aladağ, Adana 1995 establishments in Turkey Protected areas established in 1995 Important Bird Areas of Turkey {{Asia-protected-area-stub