Geography
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Central Anatolian territorial climate is dominant within the city. Summers are hot and dry, winters are cold and rainy. Hottest months are July and August, coldest months are January and February.
History
December 30th, 2007 by adminHistory
In Çankırı presence of a continuous settlement is known since Neolitic Age (7.000 - 5.000 B. C.). Çankırı witnessed the Hittite, Frig, Cimmerians, Persia, Alexander the Great, Roman, Byzantium, Seljuk, Danişment, Candaroğlu and Ottoman periods respectively. The city, which was named as Germanikopolis and Gangra during Byzantium Period, then Kengri, had gained its last name Çankırı during Republic Period.
Where to Eat
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Çankırı’s regional meals can be mentioned as pastry with meat (mantı), tarhana soup, gözleme, cızlama, güveç, pıhtı, harmandaşı, fit fit aşı, pastry with walnut, çeç pastry, mıhlama, keşkek, çalma, çekme halvah.
Don’t Leave Without
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- Skiing at Doruk Region during winter months,
- Seeing Ilgaz Mountain National Park,
- Visiting Çankırı Museum.
What to Buy
December 30th, 2007 by adminWhat to Buy
Tourism Facilities Data Base Updating Project is still in progress.Upon the end of the current process some of the shortcomings related to Tourism facilities and regarding information will be removed.
Sites
December 30th, 2007 by adminSites
Archaeological Sites: 26
Urban Sites: 1
Natural Sites: -
Historical Sites: 1
Total: 28
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 205
TOTAL: 233
Contact Information
December 30th, 2007 by adminContact Information
Governorship : (+90-376) 213 11 01
Municipality : (+90-376) 212 14 00
Hospital : (+90-376) 213 10 98 - 213 10 99
Police : (+90-376) 213 22 22 - 213 24 18
Gendarme : (+90-376) 213 35 11
Provincial Directorate : (+90-376) 213 40 47
Provincial Culture Directorate : (+90-376) 213 15 08
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (376) 213 12 76
Fax: (376) 213 12 76
Cultural Center
A hall with 352 seating capacity for conferences, theatre, etc.
360 m² Exhibition Hall
680 m² Library
600 m² Museum
Contact Address: Atatürk Bul. No:2 - Çankırı
Tel: (376) 213 68 11
Fax: (376) 213 12 76
State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
100. Yıl Kültür Merkezi ÇANKIRI
Tel: (0 376) 213 03 26
Fax: 213 12 76
Çankırı Museum
Address: 100. Yıl Kültür Merkezi - Çankırı
Tel: (376) 213 15 68