Yedikuyular Ski Resort ( tr, Yedikuyular Kayak Merkezi) is a ski resort in Turkey near the city of

Kahramanmaraş Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ...

. It is situated at elevation.

Overview

Yedikuyular Ski Resort is located on Mount Ahır at Ulutaş neighborhood in Dulkadiroğlu district of Kahramanmaraş Province in southern Turkey. Situated northeast of the city, it stretches over an area of . The ski resort was established by the Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality in 2018. It was later sold to a private sector company, which runs it. The site takes its name from "Yedikuyular" (literally: "Seven wells"), where some wells are still existing today.

Facilities

The ski resort includes a visitor center of , a ski equipment rental shop of , a

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facility of , commercial units covering , restaurant and coffeehouse of , social facilities of , ski lodges of . There three marked

piste A ''piste'' () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. This European term is French

s: * a green piste of at 15% grade, * a blue piste of at 18% grade, and * a red piste of at 38%. The skiing areas are served by two baby lifts of length and , Further facilities are ski junping ramps,

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and

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areas, a

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, basketball and volleyball courts, off-road and trekking areas, a heliport, a 1,000 car capacity parking lot. A -long

chairlift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...

line and a -long

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supp ...

serve the skiing area from the base station at to the top station at . The ski resort is visited on weekends by 15,000-20,000 tourist.

International winter sports events hosted

The ski resort hosted one event of the

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in 2022.

References

External links

Official website
Ski areas and resorts in Turkey Buildings and structures in Kahramanmaraş Province Tourist attractions in Kahramanmaraş Province Sports venues completed in 2018 2018 establishments in Turkey {{turkey-sport-stub