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Safranbolu is a town in Turkey and a district of Karabük Province. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1536, 762 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Safranbolu Portal:Turkey/Photo archive Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1536, 762 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Safranbolu Portal:Turkey/Photo archive Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1536, 1132 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Safranbolu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1536, 1132 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Safranbolu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Shows the Location of the Province Karabük Karabük is a province in north-central Turkey. ... Ankara (Greek: Áγκυρα) is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after İstanbul. ... Map of the Black Sea. ...


Safranbolu has been a World Heritage site since December 17, 1998. 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 tumuluses 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. Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...


The town derives its name from saffron, since Safranbolu was a trading place and a center for growing saffron. Binomial name Crocus sativus L. Saffron (IPA: ) is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. ...


Notable natives

  • Türker İnanoğlu, film producer

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Districts of Karabük Flag of Turkey

Karabük | Eflani | Eskipazar | Ovacık | Safranbolu | Yenice Image File history File links Karabük_Turkey_Provinces_locator. ... Shows the Location of the Province Karabük Karabük is a province in north-central Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Karabük is a city in Karabuk Province, Turkey. ... Eflani is a town of Turkey, and located in Karabuk province. ... Eskipazar is a town in Turkey and a province of Karabük. ... Ovacık is a district of Karabük Province of Turkey. ... Yenice is a district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. ...



Coordinates: 41°14′57.80″N, 32°40′59.52″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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