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Kazdağı National Park is located within the boundaries of the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province in Türkiye, on the southern part of the Biga Peninsula. The area was designated as a National Park on 17 April 1993 and covers an area of 21,463 hectares. The park is connected to Edremit by asphalt road 15 kilometers away and to Balıkesir by asphalt road 105 kilometers away. Within the park boundaries there is approximately 360 kilometers of forest road.Geographical and Natural StructureKazdağı,

The Kaz Mountains, located north of the Edremit Gulf, cover an area of 21,300 hectares and are situated in northwestern Türkiye between the provinces of Balıkesir and Çanakkale. They form the highest elevations of the Biga Peninsula. The ancient name of the Kaz Mountains is “Ida Mountain,” a Greek name from antiquity (Ἴδη – Ida). This region attracts attention due to its natural richness and its mythological and historical significance. The Kaz Mountains constitute the highest point of the Biga