Bursa Turkey Uludag

Mythological name of Uludag which gave its name to the National Park is OLYMPOSMYSIOS. During the Ottoman Empire, Uludag was known as Kesis Mountain and it received today’s name of ULUDAG in 1925. Uludag National Park has the highest altitude in the Western Anatolia Region with 2543 meters. 71% of the National Park is forest, 28% is meadowlands and rocky areas (Alpine Region), 0.4% is open areas, 0.1% is covered with water and 0.8% of it is a residential area. Uludag National Park has extraordinary natural beauties, forests and a wealth of floras and faunas. Uludag National Park has rich vegetation that has both Alpine and endemic plants specific to Turkey and Uludag. There are 104 endemic species detected in Uludag and 32 of those are Uludag endemics. There are 46 species of butterflies living in the Uludag National Park as well as having an Uludag specific endemic breed of Apollo butterfly (Parnassius Apollo L.).