A day in Çankırı: from the castle to the madrasas
A walk starting on the castle hill where the tomb of Emir Karatekin stands; after the four-faced clock tower, the Büyük Mosque (Great Mosque) built by order of Süleyman the Magnificent, the Çivitçioğlu Madrasa dated 1754 and the Buğday Pazarı Madrasa where handicrafts are displayed, it ends at the provincial museum in the old Government House.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h 30 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~1.3 km
- Getting around
- Walking
- 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.
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Route map
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
- 2
~560 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Clock tower
Çankırı Clock Tower
Merkez, Çankırı
~0.56 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~220 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Çankırı Büyük Mosque (Sultan Süleyman Mosque)
Merkez, Çankırı
~0.22 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~30 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Çivitçioğlu Madrasa
Merkez, Çankırı
~0.03 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~200 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Buğday Pazarı Madrasa
Merkez, Çankırı
~0.2 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 6
~260 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Museum
Çankırı Museum
Merkez, Çankırı
~0.26 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place
