Lake Beyşehir National Park
| Lake Beyşehir National Park | |
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| Beyşehir Gölü Milli Parkı | |
 Lake Beyşehir NP
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| Location | Beyşehir-Hüyük, Konya Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°41′45.12″N 31°42′50.32″E / 37.6958667°N 31.7139778°ECoordinates: 37°41′45.12″N 31°42′50.32″E / 37.6958667°N 31.7139778°E |
| Area | 86,855 ha (214,620 acres) |
| Established | January 31, 1993 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forest and Water Management |
| Website | www |
Lake Beyşehir National Park (Turkish: Beyşehir Gölü Milli Parkı), established in 1993, is a national park in Konya Province, central Turkey.
The national park is located within the districts Beyşehir and Hüyük of Konya Province. It is bordered by the Lake Beyşehir in the west, Beyşehir in the south and Hüyük in the north. The national park has an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). Lake Beyşehir is Turkey's third biggest lake, and the biggest freshwater lake. As of covered area, the national park with 86,855 ha (214,620 acres) was the largestof the country until 2004 when Mount Ararat National Park was established.
The national park habitats 85 families, 305 genera, 545 species, 54 subspecies and 140 varieties within its boundaries. 88 of the 560 taxa in the park area are endemic. Some plants spread in and around the protected area are Turkish cedar, (Cedrus libani), common juniper (Juniperus communis), Phoenicean juniper (Juniperus phoenicea), fir (Abies), pine (Pinus), kermes oak (Quercus coccifera), ash tree (Fraxinus), walnut tree (Juglans), mulberry (Morus), male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas), windflower (Anemone nemorosa), poppy (Papaver somniferum), dyer's madder (Rubia tinctorum), sage (Salvia), snowdrop (Galanthus) and cyclamen.
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