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Amasya, Turkey

Description: Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. ... more

Amasya, Turkey ... Area 5,520 km². Population 352,452. Its provincial capital is Amasya, the antique Amaesia mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Great and the birth place of the geographer and historian Strabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for its madrassas, especially as a centre for the Khalwati Sufi order.

Newest Review: ... tombs are those built for the Pontic kings. The earliest tombs date from around the fourth century BC. There are eighteen tombs altogether in the area, with a good few in this complex. The admission charge is about £1.00 and I presume it is just to cover the wages of the ticket seller and to tidy up litter. There is no guidebook and nothing to tell you what you're looking at. All the tombs ... more

... are empty now apart from courting teens and children trying to terrify each other. It was worth the treacherous climb up the slippy crags to take in the views of the town, however, and the stunning situation of the town is reinforced. The citadel ('kale...more

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by - written on 19/08/08 (Very useful, 140 readings)
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The Turkish town of Amasya was unknown to me before we started planning our 2006 trip around the Black Sea. It's situated in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, more precisely to the north east of Ankara and towards (but still many kilometres from the Black Sea coast. The town occupies the bottom of a high-sided valley through which the Yesilirmak River winds. Apart from the fact that the town made a convenient stop on the way between Ankara and the coast, there were several reasons we decided to stop there. One was we had originally wanted to visit the town of Safranbolu near Istanbul to see the famous Ottoman houses but we had chosen t head towards ... Read the complete review

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