Wildlife area

Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti

Nallıhan

Directions

Official website

ankara.ktb.gov.tr

Location

Davutoğlan, Nallıhan, Ankara

At a glance

Operator: Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü
Official area: Approximately 1,300 ha
Features: Wetland and rocky habitat, birdwatching, and viewpoints

About Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti

Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti is a wetland where Aladağ Çayı meets Sarıyar Reservoir, within Davutoğlan in Ankara’s Nallıhan district. Reeds, willow stands, steppe and rocky hills provide varied bird habitats. The wetlands and layered hills make it a setting for birdwatching and nature photography.

Images

Pale eroded hills behind wetland vegetation at Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti — Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti, 16 October 2016. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nall%C4%B1han_ku%C5%9F_cenneti.jpg

Official sources

Official websiteChecked 2026-08-29
Photo: Svseckin — CC BY-SA 4.0 (source-resized; metadata removed)Checked 2026-10-15
Photo licence — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Checked 2026-10-15
Ankara Governorship — Nallıhan Kuş CennetiChecked 2026-10-15
Photo: Kaan Keskin — CC BY-SA 4.0 (2020 jetty view)Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Kaan Keskin — CC BY-SA 4.0 (wetland bird)Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Süleyman Oğuz — CC BY-SA 4.0 (overlook)Checked 2026-10-15
Correction — overlook photo: Adnan Bozkurt (not Süleyman Oğuz), CC BY-SA 4.0Checked 2026-10-15
Photo: Iamozlem — CC BY-SA 4.0 (poppies, 2019; source-resized)Checked 2026-10-16
Photo: Merve Parlakyıldız — CC BY-SA 4.0 (wetland and hills, 2023)Checked 2026-10-16
Photo: Adnan Bozkurt — CC BY-SA 4.0 (jackal, 2021)Checked 2026-10-16
Photo: Aierturk — CC BY-SA 4.0 (Davutoğlan sunset, 2018)Checked 2026-10-16
Photo: Kaan Keskin — CC BY-SA 4.0 (winged insect on a flowering stem)Checked 2026-10-16

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