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11 unusual facts about Amasya


Aydoğdu

Aydoğdu, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province, Turkey

Bosporan Kingdom

Pompey buried Mithridates VI in the rock-cut tombs of his ancestors in Amasia, the capital of the Kingdom of Pontus.

Celal Başkale

On April 11, 2012, two Turkish soldiers were killed in a PKK ambush near Çiğdemlik.

Gökdere

Gökdere, Amasya, a village in the central district of Amasya Province

Hakan Kutlu

Hakan Kutlu (born January 14, 1972 in Amasya, Turkey) is retired a Turkish footballer and a current manager who currently is a free-agent.

Hypsamasia

Hypsamasia seni was named in reference to its high crowned cheek teeth (Greek: hypsos, "height"), the type locality (the Roman town and province Amasya), and after Dr Sevket Sen for his important contribution to the paleontology and geology of western Asia.

Karaali

Karaali, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province, Turkey

Şerafeddin Sabuncuoğlu

Serafeddin Sabuncuoglu lived during the 15th century in Amasya.

Toklucak

Toklucak, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province

Yeşildere

Yeşildere, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province

Yuvacık

Yuvacık, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province, Turkey


Alanköy

Alanköy, Hamamözü, a village in the district of Hamamözü, Amasya Province

Amasya Province

Amasya, between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia, lies at the centre of a region of fertile plains crossed by the Yeşilırmak, Çekerek, and Tersakan rivers.Despite being near the Black Sea Amasya is at a high altitude and has a dry climate with hot summers and cold winters.

Aşağıovacık

Aşağıovacık, Hamamözü, a village in the district of Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya Province

Bekir Sami Kunduh

He was present at the last term of the Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire as Amasya deputy and after the dissolution he went to Ankara and joined the newly founded Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Çamurlu

Çamurlu, Göynücek, a village in Göynücek district of Amasya Province, Turkey

Doluca

Doluca, Gümüşhacıköy, a village in the district of Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya Province

Göçeri

Göçeri, Hamamözü, a village in the district of Hamamözü, Amasya Province, Turkey

Güngörmüş

Güngörmüş, Taşova, a village in the district of Taşova, Amasya Province

History of the Jews in Turkey

The Sephardi Jews were allowed to settle in the wealthier cities of the empire, especially in the European provinces (cities such as: Istanbul, Sarajevo, Salonica, Adrianople and Nicopolis), Western and Northern Anatolia (Bursa, Aydın, Tokat and Amasya), but also in the Mediterranean coastal regions (for example: Jerusalem, Safed, Damascus, Egypt).

Ilısu

Ilısu, Göynücek, a village in Göynücek district of Amasya Province, Turkey

Karaali

Karaali, Gümüşhacıköy, a village in the district of Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya Province, Turkey

Karacakaya

Karacakaya, Merzifon, a village in the district of Merzifon, Amasya Province, Turkey

Kavaklı

Kavaklı, Göynücek, a village in Göynücek district of Amasya Province

Kutluca

Kutluca, Gümüşhacıköy, a village in the district of Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya Province

Russians in Armenia

The first mass-immigration of Russians into Armenia occurred in the late 18th century when Molokans, a break-off sect of the Russian Orthodox Church, were deported to Amasya and Sevan, with some 5000 of their descendants still living in the nation.

Turhal

The first nucleus of Turhal appeared as an important fortress or fortification named Talaura (Τάλαυρα in Ancient greek) on the way between today's Amasya and Tokat provinces.

Yolpınar

Yolpınar, Suluova, a village in the district of Suluova, Amasya Province, Turkey

Yukarıovacık

Yukarıovacık, Hamamözü, a village in the district of Hamamözü, Amasya Province