Yazılı Canyon Nature Park ( tr, Yazılı Kanyon Tabiat Parkı) is a

canyon A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...

in Isparta Province, southwestern Turkey, which was declared with its surrounding area a

nature park A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected natural area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments. These valuable landscape ...

in 1989. The canyon is located near Çandır village in Sütçüler district of Isparta Province, southwestern Turkey. It is about south of

Isparta Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the capital of Isparta Province. The city's population was 222,556 in 2010 and its elevation is 1035 m. It is known as the "City of Roses". Isparta is well-connected to other parts of Turkey via roads. Ant ...

. The canyon takes its name "Yazılı" (literally "Written" from an ancient text carved on a rock inside the canyon, which has archaeological importance. The area around the canyon covering was declared as the country's second

by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on September 5, 1989. As reported in 2015, nearly 70,000 domestic and foreign tourists visit the nature park annually. The nature park can be visited on a day-only base since there is no lodging facility.

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Canyons and gorges of Turkey Landforms of Isparta Province Nature parks in Turkey Protected areas established in 1989 1989 establishments in Turkey Tourist attractions in Isparta Province Sütçüler District {{Isparta-geo-stub