Karamık Village Cedar Natural Monument

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Karamık Village Cedar Natural Monument is a monumental cedar at the Suluçukur locality of Karamık, within the Çığlıkara Nature Conservation Area in the Elmalı district of Antalya. Declared a natural monument in 1995, it is surrounded by a protected area of 0.25 hectares. The tree stands out for its size, age and unusual growth. Recorded as 670 years old, the cedar is 26.5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 1.75 m. It is reached from Elmalı by private vehicle via the Çığlıkara Nature Conservation Area and Karamık to the Suluçukur site. There are no visitor facilities. Since the tree lies in a nature conservation area, only scientific research is carried out here.