Koca Katran Lübnan sediri (literally: Big old cedar of Lebanon) is a monumental old cedar of Lebanon (''
Cedrus libani'') in
Antalya Province, southern Turkey. It is a registered
natural monument of the country.
Koca Katran is located within
Çığlıkara Nature Reserve, a cedar forest, in
Elmalı
Elmalı is a town and district in Antalya Province, the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It lies about inland, near the town of Korkuteli and west of the city of Antalya. In 2007, the population for the whole district was 36.213, of which 14,03 ...
district of Antalya Province.
The tree is high and the circumference of its trunk is at diameter.
The old tree was registered a
natural monument in 1995.
The age of the cedar was dated as 2000 years old when it was registered.
See also
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List of individual trees
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List of oldest trees
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Individual conifers
Individual trees in Turkey
Natural monuments of Turkey
Antalya Province
Elmalı District
Oldest trees