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Hoçaş Petrified Forest

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Coordinates: 40°20′28″N 31°39′36″E / 40.3412°N 31.6599°E / 40.3412; 31.6599
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Signboard at the entrance to the Hoçaş Fossil Forest

Hoçaş Petrified Forest (Template:Lang-tr), also known as Seben Fossil Research Forest (Template:Lang-tr), is a petrified forest located in the Seben district of Bolu Province in Turkey. It was registered as a 1st Degree Natural Protected Area in 2005 by the Ankara Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board.[1] A total of 54 fossilized trees were identified in the forest, 51 in planted condition and 13 moved to other places.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hoçaş Fosil Ormanı - Seben Belediyesi". seben.bel.tr.
  2. ^ SEBEN FOSİL ORMANI'NIN DOĞAL ve KÜLTÜREL DEĞERLERİNİN SAPTANMASI ve UYGUN YÖNETİM PLANININ GELİŞTİRİLMESİ. Bolu: T.C. ORMAN ve SU İŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI ORMAN GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ BATI KARADENİZ ORMANCILIK ARAŞTIRMA ENSTİTÜSÜ MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ. p. 21. ISBN 978-605-393-124-9.

40°20′28″N 31°39′36″E / 40.3412°N 31.6599°E / 40.3412; 31.6599


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