Ayvat Bendi Nature Park

Turkey · built 2011

Ayvat Bendi Nature Park (Ayvat Bendi Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located in Eyüpsultan district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Situated 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Kemerburgaz neighborhood of Eyüpsultan, it covers an area of 50 ha (120 acres). It was established in 2011, and is one of the nine nature parks inside the Belgrad Forest. The protected area is named after the Ayvat Dam (Ayvat Bendi), which was built by Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III (reigned 1757–1774) in 1765 on the Ayvat Creek, a tributary of the Kağıthane Creek.

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