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The Bığbığ forest ivy is a natural monument at the Bığbığ locality on the Meydan plateau, in the Aladağ district of Adana, designated on 6 June 1994.

What is protected here is a single ivy plant, Hedera helix, estimated to be 4,000 years old. It stands 20 metres tall, measures 7.22 metres around and has a stem diameter of 2.30 metres.

There are no facilities on the site; what visitors do here is look at the plant. Stated capacity is 30 visitors and 5 vehicles. It is 10 kilometres from the town of Aladağ and 90 from Adana.

Designated
6.06.1994Checked: September 13, 2026