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Things to do in Amasya
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Sightlore has 14 places to explore in Amasya, and 13 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Amasya's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Burmalı Amasya Mosque
The Burmali Minare Mosque is a historic 13th-century mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built between 1237 and 1247 by the Seljuks.
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Tombs of the Kings of Pontus
The Tombs of the kings of Pontus, located in Amasya, northern Turkey, are rock-carved tombs of different sizes, forming the royal necropolis of the Pontic kings.
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Amasya Museum
Amasya Museum, also known as Archaeological Museum of Amasya, is a national museum in Amasya, northern Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts found in and around the city as well as ethnographic items related to the region's history of cultural life.
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Bayezid II Mosque
The Bayezid II Mosque is a historical 15th century Mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built in 1486 by order of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II, it is the largest Külliye of the city.
Discovery routes in Amasya
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Amasya on the Yeşilırmak
The rock-cut tombs of the Pontic kings, the Yalıboyu houses and Hazeranlar Mansion, the Burmalı Minaret Mosque, the Bayezid II Complex and the mummy museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Tombs of the Kings of Pontus
The Tombs of the kings of Pontus, located in Amasya, northern Turkey, are rock-carved tombs of different sizes, forming the royal necropolis of the Pontic kings.
Amasya Castle
Amasya Castle, a.k.a. Harşene Castle, is a fortress located in Amasya, northern Turkey. The castle is located north of Amasya and the river Yeşilırmak on the steep rocks of Mount Harşena.
Büyük Aga Medrese
Büyük Ağa Medresesi or Kapı Ağa Medresesi is a historical 15th century medrese in Amasya, Turkey.
İstasyon Bridge
İstasyon Bridge is a historical bridge in Amasya, Turkey. Formerly it was also called Meydan Bridge. The bridge is over Yeşilırmak River at
Madrasah of Çelebi Mehmet
The Çelebi Mehmet Madrasa in Merzifon was built in 1414–1415 on the orders of Sultan Mehmed I.
Oluz Höyük
Oluz Höyük is an archaeological site located in the Amasya Province of north-central Anatolia, Turkey.
Pir Sücaeddin İlyas Tomb
The tomb of Pir Sücaeddin İlyas (1486) stands in Pirler Park south of the Çilehane Mosque.
Museums
Hazeranlar Mansion
Hazeranlar Mansion (1872), the best-known of the Yalıboyu houses on the Yeşilırmak, is now an ethnography museum and art gallery.
Amasya Museum
Amasya Museum, also known as Archaeological Museum of Amasya, is a national museum in Amasya, northern Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts found in and around the city as well as ethnographic items related to the region's history of cultural life.
Places of worship
Burmalı Amasya Mosque
The Burmali Minare Mosque is a historic 13th-century mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built between 1237 and 1247 by the Seljuks.
Bayezid II Mosque
The Bayezid II Mosque is a historical 15th century Mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built in 1486 by order of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II, it is the largest Külliye of the city.
Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque, Merzifon
The Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque or Paşa Mosque is an historic mosque which situated in county central of Merzifon. It is the one of greatest mosque of the county which is still using as mosque.
Monuments
Farhad and Shirin Monument
Farhad and Shirin Monument is a monument atop a rocky hill in Amasya, northern Turkey dedicated to the story about the tragic romance between Farhad and Shirin.
Nature
Mirror Cave
The Mirror Cave, 3 km from Amasya, is a Pontic rock tomb whose polished façade once shone like a mirror.
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