Things to Do in Bayramören: 2 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Bayramören

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While you are in Bayramören, you can also see the highlights of Çankırı province. These places are in other districts; Bayramören is about 105 km from the provincial centre.

• Çankırı Salt Cave — Galleries 6–8 metres high and 8 km long in total, cut into a rock-salt deposit thought to have been worked since the Hittites, in the village of Balıbağı about 20 km from the city centre; it is one of the largest salt reserves in Türkiye.
• Taş Mescit (Cemaleddin Ferruh Hospital) — A hospital (darüşşifa) built in 1235 by the atabey Cemaleddin Ferruh in the reign of Alâeddin Keykubad I. The relief of two intertwined dragons on its façade is used today as the symbol of medicine, and the figure of a snake coiled round a cup as the symbol of pharmacy.
• Sultan Süleyman (Grand) Mosque — A mosque of the age of Mimar Sinan, built by Sadık Kalfa on the order of Suleiman the Magnificent, begun in 1522 and completed in 1558. Covered by one large dome and four half-domes, and with a stone minbar, it is the largest mosque in the city.
• Çankırı Castle and Karatekin Tomb — The remains of a castle used from the Roman to the Ottoman period, on the hill north of the city; inside are a Roman-period rock tomb and the tomb of Emir Karatekin Bey, the conqueror of Çankırı.
• Çankırı Museum — A museum that has been housed since 2017 in the Old Government Building of 1905; finds from across the province are displayed in its archaeology, ethnography and palaeontology halls.
• Ilgaz Mountain National Park — A national park established in 1976 on the border of Çankırı and Kastamonu; its highest point is Büyük Hacet Hill at 2,587 metres.

Practical Information for Visiting Bayramören

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Summer (competition periods)

Places to visit

2 places

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  Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)

  The traditional dish of weddings and festive meals.

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  Etli Bükme (meat bükme)

  A bükme, made from thin dough baked with a minced meat filling.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Bayramören

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  Paragliding

  National and international competitions make the district prominent in sports tourism.

Local Products

• Livestock Products — Agriculture and livestock farming are the main livelihoods in the district.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture and livestock farming; a significant part of the population are retired.

How to Get to Bayramören

Bayramören is 105 km from Çankırı city centre. The district borders Çerkeş, Kurşunlu and the Araç district of Kastamonu.

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Other Districts of Çankırı

• Çankırı Central District 7 places Çankırı Castle, Taş Mescit and Çankırı Museum
• Atkaracalar 5 places Dumanlı Mountain, Atkaracalar Çarşı Mosque and Devrez Çayı Valley
• Çerkeş 9 places Çal Plateau, Derviş Tepe and Çerkeş Castle Ruins
• Eldivan 9 places İldivan Mountain, Dümeli Mound and Eldivan Castle Ruins
• Ilgaz 6 places Ilgaz Mountains, Devrez Stream and Köroğlu Mountains
• Kızılırmak 4 places Mount Kursiyer, Kızılırmak Valley and Kızılırmak River
• Korgun 5 places Around Alpsarı Village, Around Ildızım Village and Roman-period cemeteries (Alpsarı and Ildızım)
• Kurşunlu 5 places Kurşunlu Thermal Baths, Kurşunlu Çarşı Mosque and Kurşunlu Castle Ruins
• Orta 7 places Devrez Stream, Orta Çarşı Mosque and Devrez Stream Bank
• Şabanözü 6 places Şabanözü Plateaus, Sanı Stream and Şabanözü Çarşı Mosque
• Yapraklı 6 places Yapraklı Forests, Yapraklı Çarşı Mosque and Yapraklı Yaylaları (Yapraklı highland plateaux)