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Değirmenboğazı Nature Park is located in the Karesi district of Balıkesir province in Turkey.

History
Değirmenboğazı Nature Park is located in the Karesi district of Balıkesir province. The area was afforested between 1957 and 1963 with 329,741 saplings from 51 species planted on 175 hectares. The works, which cost 803,506 liras at that time, were completed and the area began operating as a recreational area. In 2011, it was officially declared as a nature park by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Since 2013, the park has been operated by a subsidiary company of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality.

Geography and ecosystem
It is located in the Karesi district of Balıkesir province, near the Yenimahalle and Ayvatlar neighborhoods. It is situated on the side of the Balıkesir-Bursa highway (D 565), 10 km from the city center. The area of the nature park is 24.89 hectares, and the altitude of Değirmenboğazı ranges from 120 to 330 meters

It is under the influence of the Mediterranean climate and is in the Mediterranean phytogeographic region. Alluvial and non-calcareous brown soils are observed in Değirmenboğazı, which is located in the Köteyli (Ortaca) stream basin.

Flora
29 broad-leaved and 22 coniferous saplings were planted in the afforestation of the region. Maple, poplar, plane tree, cypress, stone pine and red pine are examples of tree species seen in Değirmenboğazı.

Fauna
There are wild boar and fox in the fauna of Değirmenboğazı.

Mushrooms
Basidiomycete mushrooms and succulent mushroom species are found in the Değirmenboğazı Nature Park.