6 places to visit in the Ayvacık district of Samsun: Suat Uğurlu Barajı Lake, Hasan Uğurlu Barajı Lake and Ayvacık Plateaus. Plan your trip to Ayvacık with local food, practical tips and transport information.
Ayvacık is a district of Samsun province. In the town centre it is divided into two parts by the Suat Uğurlu Dam Lake, built on the Yeşilırmak. In the south of the district, the Hasan Uğurlu Dam Lake likewise divides it into two parts. The district covers an area of 382 km².
History
The earliest records of Ayvacık date to 1455, when it appears in the Ünye, Karakuş, Terme and Arım tax registers under the name Bölük-i Nahiyet-i Dere-Ayvacuk. The founders of the district are known to have been the Ayvacuklu tribe of the Porsuklu Beylik. This nomadic tribe later settled, making Acıklı, formerly Ayvacuklu Village, which they had used as a winter camp, their centre.
Climate
It is rainy in every season, summers are hot and winters are relatively mild. Frontal rainfall is heaviest in autumn and winter.
Economy
The main sources of income in the district are hazelnut, maize and wheat farming, with a small amount of livestock farming and fishing. Many of the district’s men often work in other cities in construction.
History and Culture
Ayvacık was declared a Tourism Conservation and Development Zone in 2010. Ayvacık is recorded in the 1455 tax registers. A clock tower and fountain built in the town centre in 2014 have become a meeting point.
Key Facts
The earliest records of Ayvacık appear in the 1455 tax registers. On 23 June 2010, Ayvacık was declared a Tourism Conservation and Development Zone.
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