Kocakatran Lebanon Cedar Natural Monument

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Kocakatran Lebanon Cedar Natural Monument is a monumental Lebanon cedar within the Çığlıkara Nature Conservation Area in the Elmalı district of Antalya. The tree, at the Bölükkatran locality of Doğantaş, was declared a natural monument in 1995, with a protection zone of 0.25 hectares around it. Its size, age and exceptional growth were decisive for its protection. The 720-year-old cedar is 26 m tall and has a trunk diameter of 2.80 m. It is reached from Elmalı by private vehicle, passing through the Çığlıkara Nature Conservation Area and Doğantaş to the Bölükkatran site. There are no facilities, and as part of a nature conservation area the site is reserved for scientific research only.