In Taşkent District, the famous Natural Monument with the name Ağıl Ardıç (Juniper) is located within the borders of Balcılar District, a historical settlement.

The majestic Juniper Tree will stand out like a lone forest on the bare slopes rising in a broad region. The villagers have given this old tree the name "Ağıl Ardıç".

"Ağıl Ardıç" Tree, Turkey's oldest tree, was designated a Natural Monument by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks in 2002 with a resolution of the Council of Ministers and is encircled by a fence. On the sign erected in front of it, it is written that the monumental tree of the Juniperus Foetidissima species is 2,000 ye...