
At Upper Düden Waterfall, water drops through a green ravine north of Antalya before joining the city’s wider watershed. The falls are part of the Düden stream system, whose lower branch reaches the Mediterranean over the coastal cliffs.
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Upper Düden Waterfall belongs to a larger water story that runs through Antalya. The municipal heritage source places Düden Waterfall north of the city center and identifies Kırkgöz as the stream’s source. The water moves through a landscape of springs and channels before the Düden divides into the better-known upper and lower falls.
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- Düden Waterfall is fed by the Düden stream system, whose source is at Kırkgöz.
- The upper falls are north of central Antalya.
- The lower Düden branch flows over coastal cliffs into the Mediterranean.
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