The Karasu Sakarya region
The Karasu Sakarya region on the Black Sea is famous for its natural and tourist places that capture the heart, including the Kucuk Bogaz Lake and the estuary of the Sakarya River in the Black Sea, in addition to the Acarlar Pond, and its submerged forests. Karasu Sakarya is 55 km away from the center of Sakarya.
Important landmarks of the Karasu Sakarya region:
The Karasu Sakarya region attracts many tourists from within or outside Turkey due to its privileged location overlooking the Black Sea and its proximity to Istanbul, which is about two and a half hours away by car.
One of the most important tourist places in Karasu that attracts tourists is the Acarlar Longozu Water Forest, which is the largest water forest in Turkey and is one of the largest Longozu forests around the world. The Acarlar Longozu forest is located in the center of Karasu and occupies an area of 24 square kilometers.
In the summer of 2018, the Acarlar Longozu Forest received nearly 500,000 visitors and is the main path for migratory birds and a center for hundreds of species of plants, trees, and flowers.
The forests of Acarlar Longozu are also home to many species of birds and fish, giving it the status of biodiversity that attracts visitors from all over.
Living in Karasu Sakarya
The unique location of Karasu Sakarya, overlooking the Black Sea, gave it many advantages such as medicinal, green, and temperate climate, as well as its proximity to Istanbul and the Marmara Sea, all of which made it the focus of attention of tourists and local and foreign businessmen wishing to invest in Turkey
Infrastructure in Karasu Sakarya
Sakarya includes many regions, including the Karasu region. Most of the regions of Sakarya are served by a transportation network and modern roads, and about 30 public transport bus lines have been allocated to connect residential areas and some rural areas within the state.
In addition to the high-speed train line that connects the state of Sakarya to Istanbul, as for the highways that facilitate transportation between the state and other regions, there are the E80 and D100 lines, which pass longitudinally through Sakarya.
