About Cankiri

Çankiri is a town in Turkey, in Çankiri Province, about 140 km northeast of Ankara. It is situated in a rich well-watered valley, at about 800 m (2500 ft) in elevation. It was anciently named Gangra, then Germanicopolis for a period, then Changra, Kandari, or Kanghari. Gangra, the capital of the Paphlagonian kingdom of Deiotarus Philadelphus, son of Castor, was taken into the Roman province of Galatia on his death in 65 BC. The earlier town, the name of which signified she-goat, was built on the hill behind the modern city, on which are the ruins of a late fortress; while the Roman city occupied the site of the modern. It was named Germanicopolis, after the emperor Claudius, until the time of Caracalla.

Cankiri Interesting Places

Kenbag, Bülbül Pinari, Derbent, Kirkpinar, Isik Dagi forest recreation areas, Sweet Basil Gardens, Salman Höyük, Gerdek Passage, Kayadibi, Hisariçi, Inköyü, Delik rock graves, Samail rock tunnels, Cendere Village grave room, Çankiri and Asar castles, Çankiri Grand Mosque, Tas Mescit (cure house), Imaret, Ali Bey, Yeni, Imrahor, Pazar mosques, Çerkes, Ilgaz, Kursunlu baths, Çankiri Museum.