Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
17.12.2020

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Yüzlerce kuş türünün yaşam alanı: UNESCO adayı Gediz Deltası
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Birds are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Yüzlerce kuş türünün yaşam alanı: UNESCO adayı Gediz Deltası
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Birds are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

Habitat of hundreds of bird species; Gediz Delta
Fotoğraf: Lokman İlhan

IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Flamingos are seen in the Gediz River Delta at the confluence of the Gediz River with the Gulf of Izmir, in Izmir Province in western Turkey on December 17, 2020. Gediz Delta has a 40,000 ha area of plain, being one on the biggest in Eastern Mediterranean. It is 26 km from Izmir city center. The delta hosts about 300 bird species and hosts approximately 80,000 birds in winter. It provides shelter for 10% of the world's flamingo population. Gediz Delta is one of the largest deltas with 14 thousand 900 hectares of wetland. The Delta, which has the protection status of Ramsar Area, Wildlife Protection Area and Natural Sites Natural Sites, has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage. ( Lokman İlhan - Anadolu Agency )

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