Nature / Natural monument
Bayır Plane Tree (Bayır Çınarı)
Marmaris, Muğla
A centuries-old plane tree shading the square of Bayır village on the Bozburun Peninsula, registered as a natural monument in 1995.
Its story
Bayır is a village on the forested slopes of the Bozburun Peninsula, about 30 km from Marmaris. The giant plane tree in the village square was registered as a natural monument on 21 February 1995. Local sources put the tree's age at close to two thousand years. Walking around the tree while making a wish is a living tradition in the village. The village also has a monumental cypress tree registered on the same date.
Key facts
- Status
- Natural Monument (21.02.1995)
- Species
- Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)
- Location
- Bayır village square
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
- Day trip
Location
36.71673, 28.17092
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrkiye%27deki_tabiat_an%C4%B1tlar%C4%B1_listesi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108227345 | https://www.ensonhaber.com/yasam/marmariste-tarihi-cinar-agaci-ilgi-odagi-oldu | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%C4%B1rk%C3%B6y,_Marmaris