Safranbolu
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| City of Safranbolu* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Turkey |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, v |
| Reference | 614 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Safranbolu is a district and a town of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. 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.
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 mounds of ancient settlements, rock tombs 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.
The name of the town derives from saffron, since Safranbolu was a trading place and a center for growing saffron.Today saffron is still alive at the village of Davutobası which is 22 km.east of Safranbolu and probably one of the best quality saffron at the world.
Safranbolu was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994 due to its well-preserved Ottoman era houses and architecture.
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 Roman constructions on brook under the buildings and streets at historical center |
 Street in historical center |
 Brook under the buildings and streets at historical center |
 Traditional houses |
 Traditional houses |
 Traditional houses |
[edit] Notable natives
- Türker İnanoğlu, film producer.
85.110.70.174 (talk) 10:50, 17 February 2008 (UTC)oguzhan orenli==External links==
- Governor's official web site (Turkish)
- Safranbolu
- UNESCO World Heritage - Safranbolu
- Safranbolu from Google Earth
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Safranbolu in Karabük Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Karabük |    |
| Rural districts | Eflani - Eskipazar - Ovacık - Safranbolu - Yenice | |
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| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| Eastern Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean | ||
| Southeastern Anatolia | ||
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey |
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Archaeological Site of Troy · Historic Areas of Istanbul · Göreme and Rock Sites of Cappadocia · Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği · Hittite Capital of Hattusa · Hierapolis-Pamukkale · Mount Nemrut in Commagene · Safranbolu · Xanthos-Letoon |
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