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ANCIENT CITIES
Cendere (Salman) Tumulus: It is within Cendere Village, on side of Çankırı - Kastamonu highway, at south east of Ilgaz province. Monumental structures within the region are east facing cliffs of a high hill at south of Devrez Stream. There are lots of hand engraved caverns, rock tombs, a temple thought to be a rock church and hollow places for which no certain purpose of use has been acknowledged. It is thought that here is one of the holy deemed areas where religious ceremonies are made and probably connected with Tumulus. Rock temples were made for worshipping to protect the caravans from raiders on their way while passing steep and narrow passages.
Sakaeli Rock Tombs: Generally thought to belong to Roman and Byzantium Periods, these tombs are within Sakaeli Village at 8 km. north east of Orta province, 69 km. away from Çankırı.
Çankırı Castle: It is constructed on a small hill at north of the city. From the structure, which was famous with its strength during Roman, Byzantium, Danişments, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, nothing other than a few rampart ruins have remained.
RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS
Mausoleums within Çankırı are Emir Karatekin Bey Mausoleum ve Hacı Murad-ı Veli Mausoleum.
Stone Mescit (Cemaleddin Ferruh Darülhadisi): It is the most important structure remaining from Seljuk Period in Çankırı. Therapy division of the piece of art composed of two separate structures constructed on Gregorian 1235 by Çankırı Atabeyi Cemaleddin Ferruh during Anatolian Seljuk Ruler, Keyhüsrevoğlu I. Alaadin Keykubat. A darulhadis (theology school) branch was added to therapy house in 1242.
Importance of structure in connection with plastic arts, came from two figured parts on it. One of these is continuously subjected to publish and attracts attention. 100x25 cm sized relief's characteristic is the two dragon (snake) motif tangled into each other. Heads of the dragons faces each other. Original of the relief, which is used as "Medical Symbol" is lost today and a new duplication is made complying with the original.
Second part, which is also named as water drinking snake among natives, is not a shallow relief on the contrary to the other, and has an appearance of a self statue. The part, which is made up of porous rock and used in Darulhadis, has a cup shape and a snake is wrapping around its body and conclude with a prolongation to its upper part. This motif is used as "Pharmacy Symbol" today, and is still been exhibited in Çankırı Museum.
Büyük Mosque: (Ulu - Sultan Süleyman Mosque) The mosque, which is one of the pieces of art of Mimar Sinan Period, was constructed by Sadık Kalfa with the order of Great Ottoman Ruler, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman.
THELOGICAL SCHOOLS
During Ottoman period, education and science were of great importance in Çankırı as in the other parts of the country, and lots of theology schools were established. Çivitçioğlu Theology School, which is at the east of Büyük Mosque today, as well as Buğday Bazaar Theology School, within the garden of Wheat Bazaar Mosque are the pieces of art which can remain from XVIIth century.
PRESERVED AREAS
Ilgaz Mountain National Park
Kastamonu - Ilgaz Mountain National Park
Location: The park is 45km south of Kastamonu, and 200km north of Ankara, and lies in the Central Anatolian region.
Transportation: The park can be accessed from the Cankiri - Kastamonu highway.
Highlights: The Northern Anatolian fault line, which is the longest and most active in Turkey, passes through the southern foot of Ilgaz Mountain. The dominant species of flora are the black pine, Scotch pine and fir tree, and cover almost all of the mountain. The high annual rainfall, plus the large amount of plant cover, has made this an area with much wildlife, including roe deer, wild boar, wolves, bears and foxes. There is also the possibility of skiing here in the winter, and has the nearest facilities to Ankara.
Facilities: In addition to skiing, it is also possible to trek and camp, and visitors are allowed to fish in the trout farm and ponds in Baldiran Valley between 15 June and 15 September, as well as buying fish from the farm. There is a hotel, an administrative museum, an educational establishment, and ski lift for winter sports.
Natural Monuments (Dokuzkardeşler Pine)
HIGHLANDS
Büyük Plateau (Yapraklı) and Kırkpınar Plateau (Ilgaz) are the important plateaus.
CAVERNS
Salt Cavern placed at approximately 20 km east of Çankırı, and opened for the propose of process on minerals beds of rock salt. Today with a relatively narrow entrance, it is a huge and interesting cavern with its galleries composed of tunnels resembling to modern highway tunnels
MUSEUMS
Çankırı Museum: Pieces of arts of Neolithic, Calcolithic, Early Bronze, Hittite, Frig, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantium, Seljuk and Ottoman periods are exhibited and introduced in Çankırı Museum.
In the exhibition hall of the museum, archeological and ethnological pieces of art are displayed together. In archeology division, pieces of art belonging to Early Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantium periods are present. In ethnography division, various weavings of Çankırı and its environs, hand works, calligraphy examples, press molds, costumes, weapons, adornments as well as daily life used various pieces of art are exhibited.
Museum Tel : (+90-376)213 02 04 Address : Atatürk Bulvarı 100. Yıl Kültür Merkezi Kat: 2 Open hours to visit : 8.30-1200/13.00-17.00 Open days to visit: Open everyday except Monday