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  • Safranbolu

  • Safranbolu

    Safranbolu, ancient Theodoroupolis, is a town located in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The Old Town preserves many historic buildings that include mosques, tombs, historical fountains, Turkish baths, caravanserais, historical clock tower, sundial and hundreds of houses and mansions. Also, there are mounds of ancient settlements, rock tombs and historical bridges. Safranbolu was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to its well-preserved Ottoman era houses and architecture.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, City of Safranbolu.
    World Heritage Site
    Safranbolu
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    Safranbolu
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    Safranbolu
    by Uğur Başak, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Safranbolu

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1994

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Karabük

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    Second Millennium BC

    Hittite

    Ancient Greek + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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