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From Yedikuğular to Merzifon and Gümüşhacıköy

A route from the bird sanctuary on the Yedikır Dam Lake, a breeding ground of the great white pelican, to Merzifon; after the Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque, whose şadırvan (ablution fountain) dome is painted with landscapes, the nine-domed bedesten and Çelebi Mehmed's four-iwan madrasa, it ends at the mosque and bedesten that Köprülü Mehmet Paşa had built in Gümüşhacıköy in 1660.

Estimated duration
~3 h 45 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~35 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
6 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Do not get too close to the shore during the breeding season, so as not to disturb the birds. Visits to the mosques are paused during prayer times.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Birdwatching site

    Yedikuğular Bird Sanctuary (Yedikır Dam Lake)

    Suluova, Amasya

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  2. 2

    ~14 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque

    Merzifon, Amasya

    ~13.72 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  3. 3

    ~30 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Bazaar and arasta

    Merzifon Bedesten

    Merzifon, Amasya

    ~0.03 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  4. 4

    ~280 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Madrasa and külliye (complex)

    Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Madrasa and Merzifon Clock Tower

    Merzifon, Amasya

    ~0.28 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  5. 5

    ~21 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Mosque

    Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya

    ~20.56 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  6. 6

    ~70 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Bazaar and arasta

    Gümüşhacıköy Bedesten and Clock Tower

    Gümüşhacıköy, Amasya

    ~0.07 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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