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Location: The
mountain
is
24km
from
Manisa.
Transportation: Manisa
can
easily
be
reached
by
private
and
public
transport.
Highlights: The
park
is
known
for
its
historical
and
mythological
points,
as
well
as
a
wide
variety
of
flora
and
fauna.
Cavernous
formations
in
the
area
have
resulted
in
many
canyons,
caves
and
steep
valleys.
The
main
species
of
trees
here
include
pine,
juniper,
poplar,
walnut,
elm
and
oak,
20
of
which
have
been
determined
in
scientific
research
as
endangered.
Also
found
in
this
area
are
the
Manisa
tulips,
which
gave
their
name
to
a
period
of
the
Ottoman
Empire
and
were
taken
to
Europe.
Species
of
wildlife
living
in
the
park
include
bears,
jackals,
roe
deer,
foxes,
badgers,
wild
goats,
vultures
and
eagles,
and
there
is
also
a
pheasant
production
farm.
The
park
is
rich
in
history
with
many
myths
attached
to
the
location.
According
to
one,
the
mountain
was
named
after
Cybele,
the
wife
of
god
Cronos,
and
there
is
a
relief
of
her
carved
into
the
rocks
in
Akpinar.
But
another
account
states
that
the
mountain
was
named
after
Spilos,
the
daughter
of
Friesian
king
Menos,
who
had
been
kidnapped
and
was
left
at
the
mountain
and
brought
up
by
wild
animals.
Tantalos,
the
king
of
Lydia,
built
a
castle
here
and
to
celebrate
he
sacrificed
his
son
to
the
gods,
for
which
he
was
later
punished.
The
area
known
as
Aglayan
Kayalar
(Crying
Rock)
was
so
called,
according
to
mythology,
because
Niobe
was
crying
for
her
14
children
killed
by
Leto.
The
caves
in
Dulkadin
were
once
used
as
homes,
and
some
of
the
remains
of
this
period
are
exhibited
in
Manisa
Museum.
The
structure
of
the
area
is
suitable
for
mountaineering,
climbing
and
trekking.
Ataalani
is
a
good
place
for
camping.
Sulukle
Lake,
which
is
covered
with
leeches,
is
on
the
east
of
the
park
and
600m
long.
It
has
formed
as
a
result
of
the
lime
base
dissolving,
and
many
caves
developed
because
of
the
water
eroding
the
base,
the
largest
of
which
is
Pasaini.
The
park
is
also
well
known
for
its
hot
spring,
which
is
around
21°C.
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