BAYBURT
Area: 3.652 km²
Population: 107.330 (1990)
Traffic Code: 69
Bayburt is located on the historical Erzurum - Trabzon Silk Road that connects Eastern Anatolia Region to the Black Sea Region. Marco Polo and Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi had passed among this road. The city is founded among the banks of Coruh river and the history of the city extends to year BC 3000.
Districts : Aydintepe and Demirozu.
Geography
There is a dominant transition climate between Eastern Black Sea climate and Eastern Anatolian climate in Bayburt.
Therefore, the summer season is hot and dry while the winter season is cold and precipitant.
History
The history of Bayburt extends up to the years of BC 3000. The city was founded by Azzi tribe. Bayburt had entered under the reign of Med, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Emevi, Saltuklu, Danismend, Seljuk, Akkoyunlu, Safevi and Ottoman civilizations.
Where to Eat
The general characteristics of the local Bayburt meal are that the majority of the meal varieties of flour and flour originated meals and meals with meats.
The variety of these meals is more than vegetable and olive oil originated meals. Some f the local meal varieties are; tel helvasi (String halva), tatli orba (sweet soup), galaos, eksi lahana (sour cabbage), lor dolmasi (curd stuffed vegetables) and yalanci dolma (fake stuffed vegetable).
What to Buy
The copper processing, pileless carpet and ehram weaving are important in Bayburt Especially, the produced pileless carpet patterns are original and genuine to Bayburt. In addition, the ehram weaving is peculiar to the region.
The vests, table cloths, bed cloths, prayer rugs, curtains and ties weaved from ehram are very attractive.
Don't Leave Without
- Seeing the doctor snakes in Kirkpinar Village if your visit to
-Bayburt is Between the dates 20 May 5 June,
- Participating the "Dede Korkut Culture and Art Feast" if your visit to Bayburt is at the third week of July,
- Visiting the Vilayet (Province) Forest,
- Tasting the Kefenli kebab (shrouded kebab),
Sites
Registered
Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Bayburt
Sites
Archaeological Sites:
8
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: 2
Historical Sites: - Total: 10
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and
Natural
Heritages: 95
TOTAL: 105