Safranbolu

Safranbolu

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = City of Safranbolu


State Party = TUR
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iv, v
ID = 614
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 1994
Session = 18th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/614

Safranbolu is a district and a town of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its location can be roughly described as about two hundred kilometers north of Ankara and about a hundred kilometers south of the Black Sea coast, or more precisely as about 9 kilometers north of the city of Karabük. Former Turkish names of her were Zalifre and Taraklıborlu.

The Old Town preserves many old buildings, with 1008 registered historical artifacts. These are: 1 private museum, 25 mosques, 5 tombs, 8 historical fountains, 5 Turkish baths, 3 caravanserais, 1 historical clock tower, 1 sundial and hundreds of houses and mansions. Also there are mounds of ancient settlements, rock tombs and historical bridges. The Old Town is situated in a deep ravine in a fairly dry area in the rain shadow of the mountains. The New Town can be found on the plateau about two kilometers west of the Old Town.

The name of the town derives from saffron, since Safranbolu was a trading place and a center for growing saffron.Today saffron is still alive at the village of Davutobası which is 22 km.east of Safranbolu and probably one of the best quality saffron at the world.

Safranbolu was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994 due to its well-preserved Ottoman era houses and architecture.

Gallery

Notable natives

* Türker İnanoğlu, film producer.

External links

* [http://www.safranbolu.gov.tr/ Governor's official web site] tr icon
* [http://www.safranturizm.com/safranbolu_fotograflari.php Safranbolu Photos] tr icon
* [http://www.safranturizm.com Safranbolu Bus and Tourism] tr icon
* [http://www.pointsfromturkey.com/safranbolu.html Safranbolu]
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/614 UNESCO World Heritage - Safranbolu]
* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=779313 Safranbolu from Google Earth]
* [http://www.carsipansiyon.com.tr/ Safranbolu Pansiyon - Local pension in Safranbolu]


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