Natural site· Vezirköprü, Samsun

Şahinkaya Kanyonu

Area1,031.96973 ha

Şahinkaya Kanyonu is a natural site in Vezirköprü, Samsun; Şahinkaya Canyon is in the Vezirköprü district of Samsun and forms the deepest point of the Altınkaya Dam reservoir.

Şahinkaya Kanyonu
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Şahinkaya Canyon is in the Vezirköprü district of Samsun and forms the deepest point of the Altınkaya Dam reservoir. Regarded as Turkey's second-largest canyon after Ulubey Canyon, it is about 1,500 m long and 324 m high. It was declared a national tourism area in 2012 and a nature park in 2015, and can be toured by boat.

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