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SINOP

Populatian: 30.000
Altitude: 18 m.

LET'S LEARN ABOUT SINOP WITH A TOUR

If you want to see unique beaties of Sinop; Starting from Sinop, seeing Erfelek Waterfalls and passing from Akliman, Hamsilos Bay, İnceburun, Sarıkum, Ayancık İnatlı Cave, Akgöl, Boyabat Stone Graves, Boyabat Houses and catle Dranas Soğuksu Area, you can again reach Sinop.

TOURISM CENTERS AND PLACES :
Beaties of Sinop don't finish with these. During summer, you can swim on all the coastls of Sinop, you can use comfortably Toristic institutions and also picnic areas of national Parks which are under preservation by the government.
To learn more about Sinop, you must also see the museum in the city centre and the temble of serapis in garden of the museum, Old Prison (connected with the castle of Sinop), Pervane Merdeseh and many other findings and Works belonging to the Otoman Empire and the Seljukies.

CASTLE OF SINOP :  The Castle which founded in 2000 B.C.by local tribe Gaska, was restored and enlarged during the Otoman, the Seljukies. Byzantium, Roman, Grek and Pontus periods. Today the Castle of Sinop is constituted of walls whose lenghts are 3 metres in width and 30-40 metres in height, changing according to the constitution of the bastion and walls. The well-preserved bastions and walls are the ones which are on the nortwest of the iner catle and near the prison and Derinbogaz.

THE TEMPLE OF SERAPIS :  The temple, whose fragments are todey in the garden of the museum, was digged by Doç.Dr. Ekrem Akurgal an L.Buddle in 1951. The temple has a rectangular shape. During the digging they found architectural findingof firedsail and figures of Serapis, Dionysos, Herakles, Issis and Kore. It is not known which God the temple belong to, however in the inscription found by Robiksnit was explained thet the temple belonged to Serapis.

BALATLAR CHURCH :  The church, whichstands in the ward Ada of Sinop, wasconstructed in A.C.660 during the Byzantium period. The church has a rectangular plan and west and east walls have been ruined but North and South walls are in a beter condition. In the costruction of the walls four lines of stone and four lines of brick were used. It is one of the best examples of the period in the handwork of stone and brick. There are frescos about Christ, Virgin Mary and Apostler.

ALAADDIN MOSQUE :  Alaaddin mosque, which had been recorded as belonging to Alaaddin Keykubat from the Seljuks, is 66 metres in length and 22 metres in width. The walls were made of on eline stone. There are 1 big and 2 small domes in the centre an done each small domes on the west and east sides A 12 metres high wall on the North side surrounds the mosque and there is a fountain in the middle of the court yard. There are 5 doors opening to the courtyard.

PERVANE MEDRESSEH :  The Seljuki Vizier Süleyman Pervane had it built in 1261. It has a rectangular plan, South-north locations, a monumental entrance, 7 rooms, 10 classrooms, 2 iwans, outbuilding. In of its two gardens there is a tomb. In the centre of the Medresseh there is an open air courtyard with a fountain in the middle. This Medresseh had been run until the Republican period.

PRISON OF SINOP :  The area of the prison came into existence for the memory of the Seljuki Sultan İzzettin Keykavus who conquered Sinop on october 03 1214 and by jointing the main castle from North to South with a straightcity wall.
The prison stands in the iner castle made of high stone walls which have architectural part belonging to the periods of Byzantium, Roman Empire and Hellenistic. The Inner Castlesurrounding the prison that hasz U plan and nort-south location has been propped up with 11 bastions. The ways overthe city walls making it possible to walk around the Inner Catle, had been used as the tour ways of the guardians.

SINOP MUSEUM : In 1921, the findings around Sinop were taken under preservation at the secondary school of the period, Mekteb-I Idadi. The building got insufficient by time so today's museum building was built in 1969and opened the visits on 29 October 1970. In the museum, Works of Otoman, Roman, Byzantium and Seljuki periods are being exhibited.

THE TOMB OF SEYIT BILAL : The tomb is situated on the of Cezayirli Ali Paşa Mosque which stands in the ward Ada of east Sinop. It is the most popular vow place of the people with different wishes and wants..

INCEBURUN :  Inceburun is the norternmost point of Türkiye and it' i about 24 kilometres far from the city. There is a light house on the most point of inceburun in order to provide easiness of pass to the ships.

SARIKUM LAKE :  The Sarıkum lake, which stands an the west of the Sinop Peninsula. İs 21 kilometres far from the city. The lake is 2 kilometres in length, 750 metres in width and 400 hectares in area. The water of the lake, which is close to the surface of the sea, flows into the sea. It is a place where hundreds of birds accommodate in different months of the year. There is a narrow land piece between the leke and sea. While walking. İt ispossible to see the sea on one side, the Sarıkum lake on the other side and also Wild horses grooving up in the nature.

AKLIMAN AREA :  Is many kilometres in length and 15-20 metres in width. Akliman Picnic Area has been organised by the National Park Headengineering. It has the opportunities to meet every kind of need. Besides there are motels, camping sites and picnic areas along the sandy beach is quite suitable for football and beach volleyball.

HAMSILOS BAY :  It is 11 kilometres far from the city centre. It has gren forests, colourful flowers and the sea flows into the land as a river. It is the only fiord swimming and fishing activities can be done. It is said that the ships running away from Russian had hidden here during the firstworld war.




 
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