Mount Honaz
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Mount Honaz is a mountain and a national park
, located in southwestern Turkey
, 17 km (10.6 mi) east of the province seat of Denizli
. On April 21, 1995, it was proclaimed as a protected area
. Honaz
, Denizli's depending township that carries the same name as the mountain, is situated on the mountain slopes. At 2571 m (8,435 ft), it is the highest mountain in Turkey's Aegean Region.
The mountain is covered with forests, which are particularly dense in its northern side. Ice and snow are omnipresent around its summit. There has been a project for establishing a ski resort
on the mountain a few years ago when the province's marking governor, the late Recep Yazıcıoğlu was in office. However, these plans lie idle for the moment despite the suitable conditions the mountain offers for winter sports.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
, located in southwestern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, 17 km (10.6 mi) east of the province seat of Denizli
Denizli
Denizli is a growing industrial city in the Southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region.The city...
. On April 21, 1995, it was proclaimed as a protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
. Honaz
Honaz
Honaz is a town and a district of Denizli Province in the Aegean Region. It covers an area of...
, Denizli's depending township that carries the same name as the mountain, is situated on the mountain slopes. At 2571 m (8,435 ft), it is the highest mountain in Turkey's Aegean Region.
The mountain is covered with forests, which are particularly dense in its northern side. Ice and snow are omnipresent around its summit. There has been a project for establishing a ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
on the mountain a few years ago when the province's marking governor, the late Recep Yazıcıoğlu was in office. However, these plans lie idle for the moment despite the suitable conditions the mountain offers for winter sports.