Yukarı Düden Şelalesi

About Yukarı Düden Şelalesi

Yukarı Düden Şelalesi (Upper Düden Waterfall) is one of the two waterfalls of the Düden River, in Şelale Mahallesi, Kepez, on the northern side of Antalya. Here the Düden reappears from a karst spring after vanishing underground about 18 km away at the Bıyıklı sinkhole. Water arriving by canal from the Kepez 1 hydroelectric plant forms the waterfall, which drops into the basin of the spring. The falls have long been linked with the river the ancients called the Kataraktes. Antalya Metropolitan Municipality notes that remains of the ancient settlement of Lyrboton Kome, around 2200 years old and known in the Hellenistic period for olive oil production, have been found around the waterfall, and excavations have uncovered olive oil workshops and rock tombs in the valley. The waterfall is also known as the Alexander Waterfall, from accounts that Alexander the Great watered his horses here. Today the spring and waterfall are surrounded by a fenced park that serves as a place to eat, rest and stroll, run by companies of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. Entry is during set opening hours and a fee is charged. The entrance is on 21. Cadde in Şelale Mahallesi.