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Sinop
is the most beautiful natural harbor of the Black Sea. There
are many legends about the foundation of the city but the most
dependable is that the Miletion colonists founded it in the
7th century BC. According to another legend the province
is said to have received its name from the Amazon Queen "Sinova".
This city is the birthplace of the cynic philosopher Diogenes.
The town's citadel dates from that early age and the foundations
of the Temple of Serapis is to be found on the grounds of the
Archaeological Museum where some beautiful golden icons are
displayed. The 13th century Alaeddin
Mosque, the
Alaiye Medresse, and the Balatlar Church are of interest in
the city. Traditional
nautical wood carvings, good crystal and the original cotton
clothes are praiseworthy and unique to the area. |
The seaside
hotels and holiday villages will make you wish you could stay
longer.You will have the opportunity to sit in a fish restaurant
by the harbor and watch the perfect combination of green and
light blue while sipping your wine. Hamsilos Fjord, 11 kms from
the city center is the only fjord in the country.Gerze, situated
on a peninsula, 40 kms southeast of Sinop, will provide you
with fine beaches, meadows, restaurants and parks, while Camgolu
provides camping facilities in a large forest sloping to the
sea. At Boyabat, the largest town of the province, there are
many rock tombs and a citadel.
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LET'S LEARN
ABOUT SINOP WITH A TOUR :
If you want to see unique
beauties of Sinop; Starting from Sinop, seeing Erfelek
Waterfalls and passing from Akliman Bay, Hamsilos Fyord,
İnceburun, Sarıkum, Ayancık İnaltı Cave, Akgöl,
Boyabat Rock Graves, Boyabat old houses and catle Dranas
Soğuksu Area, you can again reach Sinop. Beauties of
Sinop don't finish with these. During summer, you can
swim on all the coasts of Sinop, you can use comfortably
touristic 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 temple of Serapis in the garden
of the museum, Old Prison (connected with the castle of
Sinop), Pervane Merdesseh and many other findings and
works belonging to the Ottoman Empire and the Seljukies.
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TOURISM
CENTERS AND PLACES :
CASTLE OF SINOP : The
Castle which founded in 2000 B.C. by local tribe Gaska was
restored and enlarged during the Ottoman, 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 northwest of the inner castle and near the
prison and Derinbogaz.
THE
TEMPLE OF SERAPIS : The temple which the
fragments are today 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
finding of fired sail 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, which stands in the ward
Ada of Sinop, was constructed 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
better condition. In the construction 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.
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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 and one each small dome 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
straight city wall.
The prison stands in the inner castle made of high stone
walls which have architectural part belonging to the
periods of Byzantium, Roman Empire and Hellenistic. The
Inner Castle surrounding the prison that has U plan and
north-south location has been propped up with 11 bastions.
The ways over the city walls making it possible to
walk around the Inner Castle, had been used as the tour
ways of the guardians.
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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 1969 and
opened the visits on 29 October 1970. In the museum, Works
of Ottoman, Roman, Byzantium and Seljuk periods are being
exhibited.
THE TOMB OF SEYIT
BILAL : The tomb is situated
on the 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 most northern point of Türkiye
and it is 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 on
the west of the Sinop Peninsula and is 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 lake and sea while walking. İt is
possible to see the sea on one side, the Sarıkum lake on
the other side and also Wild horses grooving up in the
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AKLIMAN
AREA : It is many kilometres in length and
15-20 metres in width. Akliman Picnic Area has been
organised by the National Park Head engineering. 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 green forests, colourful flowers and the
sea flows into the land as a river. It is the only fiord
and swimming and fishing activities can be done. It is
said that the ships running away from Russian had hidden
here during the first World War
If you have any
questions about Sinop Tour and Hotel do not hesitate write
us. MAIL |
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