Area: 8.454 km² , Population: 270.355
GENERAL INFORMATION
It is ideal for people who wants to be alone in the nature with its snow covered high mountains for the half of the year; forests covering its one third lands; plateaus appropriate for camping, caravans,horseback riding, photography and hunting and such touristic activities; rich thermal springs and mineral springs, cultural values of centuries mingle with the tenderness and traditional hospitality of the citizens .
HOW TO GET
Highway: E - 80 highway, which connect Istanbul to eastern Anatolia and Black Sea is passing within city of Çankırı. Coach Station is within city center.
Railway: There are scheduled lines to Ankara and Zonguldak via railway. The station is in city center.
Airways: It is possible to reach the city of Çankırı from Ankara via airway
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
-Skiing at Doruk Region during winter months,
- Seeing Ilgaz Mountain National Park,
- Visiting Çankırı Museum.
ÇANKIRI 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.
SALT CAVERN
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.
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