Ottoman houses and a Pontic tomb in Amasya

Amasya (formerly Amaseia or Amasia from Greek: Αμάσεια) is a town in northern Turkey, the capital of Amasya Province with approximately 80,000 inhabitants. In Antiquity it was the home of Strabo the geographer. Download high resolution version (1191x1752, 709 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1191x1752, 709 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... shows the Location of the Province Amasya Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. ... The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. ...

Geography

Situated between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia in a region of fertile plains irrigated by the Tersakan, Çekerek and Yeşil rivers, the town itself is situated on the Yeşil River (Iris river), at 390 metres above sea level. It lies in a naturally beautiful narrow river valley, bounded by vertical cliffs and high peaks. Amasya is renowned for its orchards. The north is connected to the heavily populated southern side by five bridges. Economic activities in the region include agriculture and mining as well as textiles and cement manufacture. Map of the Black Sea. ... Anatolia lies east of the Bosphorus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Anatolia is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). ...

Tourism

Houses in Amasya

On the rock faces above the town there are the terraced site of the royal palace and impressive rock-cut tombs and memorials of the kings of Pontus (illuminated at night) which, although not kept in the best condition, make for an impressive sight from the town. A fortification (Turkish Kale) mentioned by the geographer Strabo and largely rebuilt in medieval times also lies in ruins on a rocky outcrop (Harsene Kalesi) above the town. The town itself has many historically and architecturally precious buildings including the Ferhat water channel, the 13th century Seljuk Burmali Mosque, the 14th century Ilhanli Bimarhane Mental Hospital with lovely reliefs around its portal, the 15th century Yildirim Beyazit Mosque. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1000, 304 KB) Beschreibung: Amasya Quelle: selbst fotografiert Datum: November 2004 Fotograf: Karsten Dörre (grizurgbg) from de. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1000, 304 KB) Beschreibung: Amasya Quelle: selbst fotografiert Datum: November 2004 Fotograf: Karsten Dörre (grizurgbg) from de. ... Traditional rural Pontic house A man in traditional clothes from Trabzon, illustration Pontus is the name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the main), by...

In the town, well-preserved traditional Ottoman Turkish mansions show the best examples of Turkish domestic architecture. The nineteenth-century Hazeranlar Mansion has been carefully restored and includes a small art gallery and ethnographical museum. The Archaeological Museum of Amasya has an interesting collection including the mummies of the Ilhanli rulers of Amasya.

Lake Borabay (65 km northeast of Amasya) is a crater lake with an impressive view and fresh air. It is a perfect area for fishing (especially trout), picnicking and sports. Other excursion sites from Amasya include Yedikir Dam Lake and Omarca National Park.

History

From its founding until 183 BC the city was the capital of the kings of Pontus. Amaseia was captured by Lucullus in 70 BC. In 65 BC it was made a free city and administrative centre of his new province of Bithynia and Pontus by Pompey. Strabo left the fullest description of it as it was in Antiquity.^[1] Under the Romans it gained the titles 'metropolis' and 'first city' in the second century AD. After the splitting of the Roman empire by emperor Diocletian the city became part of the East Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. During this time the city had a predominantly Greek-speaking population. Traditional rural Pontic house A man in traditional clothes from Trabzon, illustration Pontus is the name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the main), by... Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. ... Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir [1] (Classical Latin abbreviation: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS[2], Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Emperor Diocletian. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... What Up. ...

The town was the first capital of the Turkmen Danismend emirs until annexed by the Seljuk ruler Qilic Arslan. After being incorporated into the Ottoman empire under Sultan Bayezid I it became a major Anatolian centre of learning. Amasya has a history of earthquakes which have damaged monuments as recently as 1939. The Seljuk coat of arms was a double headed eagle The Seljuk Turks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq; in modern Turkish Selçuklular; in Persian سلجوقيان SaljÅ«qiyān; in Arabic سلجوق SaljÅ«q, or السلاجقة al-Salājiqa) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that ruled parts of... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah... Beyazid I Beyazid I (ca 1354–1403; Bayezıt, nicknamed Yıldırım, the Thunderbolt) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. ...

Notes

1. ^ Strabo's Geography, (12.561).

References

• allaboutturkey.com Amasya
• Richard Stillwell, ed. Princeton Encyclopaedia of Classical Sites, 1976: "Amaseia (Amasya), Pontus, Turkey"
• Pictures of the city
• Amasya Weather Forecast Information
• Amasya photos
• Amasya Guide and Photo Album
• Armenian history and presence in Amasia

	Districts of Amasya
Amasya | Göynücek | Gümüşhacıköy | Hamamözü | Merzifon | Suluova | Taşova Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... shows the Location of the Province Amasya Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Gümüşhacıköy is a district of Amasya Province of Turkey. ... Hamamözü is a district of Amasya Province of Turkey. ... Merzifon is a city in Amasya Province in Turkey. ... Suluova is a district of Amasya Province of Turkey. ... TaÅŸova is a district of Amasya Province of Turkey. ...

Coordinates: 40°39′N 35°50′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...