A Taurus cedar standing at the Kanıkaya locality near Barla, in the Senirkent district of Isparta, was declared a natural monument on 29 September 1994. The directorate records it at 320 years old, 15 metres tall, with a trunk 1.90 metres across and a girth of 5.70 metres -- short for its bulk, which is what a cedar looks like when it has grown in the open rather than crowded in forest.
The protected plot around it is a quarter of a hectare. The directorate lists a capacity of 12 visitors and four vehicles, which gives a fair idea of the scale of the place: this is a single tree with a little ground around it, not a park.
- Designated
- 29.09.1994
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 09:00 - 17:30
When to go
- Climate
- Across Isparta as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 1.9 °C in January to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (86 mm) and lightest in August (14 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
