Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park
Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park is a zoo in Darıca, Kocaeli Province which is located on Tuzla Caddesi. Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park is situated nearby to the shopping center Karbeyaz AVM, as well as near the food court Has Börek ve Pide.Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Turkey
- Also known as: “Faruk Yalçın Zoo” and “FYZoo”
- Address: Tuzla Caddesi 297, Darıca, 41700
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Osmangazi railway station and Darıca railway station.
Osmangazi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Osmangazi station is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail line in Gebze, Turkey. It was previously a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban until 2013, when commuter rail service was suspended. Osmangazi railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Darıca railway station
Railway station
Photo: Theetc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darıca station is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail in Darıca, Turkey. It is a new station that has been added to the railway with the Marmaray project. Darıca railway station is situated 2 km east of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi–Fatih railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi–Fatih station is a station on the Marmaray commuter rail line in Gebze, Turkey. The station, along with Çayırova, is situated inside the Gebze Technical University campus. Commuter rail service resumed on 13 March 2019. Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi–Fatih railway station is situated 2½ km north of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darıca and Eskihisar.
Darıca
Town
Photo: Burtovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darıca is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. The town was previously known as Aretsou by its native Greek population. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 225,602. The current mayor is Muzaffer Bıyık. Darıca is situated 3½ km southeast of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Eskihisar
Village
Photo: Tansugunal, Public domain.
Eskihisar is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Çayırova
Town
Photo: İlhan ONUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Çayırova is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 150,792. The district Çayırova was created in 2008 from part of the district of Gebze, along with the districts Darıca and Dilovası. Çayırova is situated 6 km north of Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park.
Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Darıca, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78501° or 40° 47′ 6″ northLongitude
29.36869° or 29° 22′ 7″ eastOperator
Faruk Yalçın Hayvanat Bahçesi ve Botanik Parkı Turizm Eğitim İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş.Open location code
8GGFQ9P9+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 356164174OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q12808931
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Faruk Yalçın Zoo and Botanical Park” goes by many names.
- German: “Faruk Yalçın Zoo”
- Hungarian: “Boğaziçi Hayvanat Bahçesi”
- Hungarian: “Boszporusz állatkert”
- Turkish: “Boğaziçi hayvanat bahçesi”
- Turkish: “Boğaziçi Hayvanat Bahçesi”
- Turkish: “Darıca Hayvanat Bahçesi”
- Turkish: “Darıca kuş cenneti”
- Turkish: “Darıca Kuş Cenneti”
- Turkish: “Faruk Yalçın Hayvanat Bahçesi ve Botanik Parkı”
- Turkish: “Faruk Yalçın Hayvanat Bahçesi”
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Highlights include Karbeyaz AVM and Has Börek ve Pide.
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