Hevsel Gardens
Bird's paradise in southeast Turkey: Hevsel Gardens
The 8,000-year-old Hevsel Gardens in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, which is on the UNESCO Heritage List, hosts around 200 bird species.
In Photos: Fifteen sites in Turkey now on UNESCO World Heritage List
Turkey now has 15 sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, after Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens joined the list on July 5 and the ancient site of Ephesus joined on July 6.