Bayburt

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Bayburt

Bayburt
—  City  —
Bayburt at night
Location of Bayburt within Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°15′N 40°13′E / 40.25°N 40.217°E / 40.25; 40.217Coordinates: 40°15′N 40°13′E / 40.25°N 40.217°E / 40.25; 40.217
Country  Turkey
Region Black Sea
Province Bayburt
Government
 - Mayor Hacı Ali Polat (AKP)
Area
 - Total 3,652 km2 (1,410 sq mi)
Elevation 1,550 m (5,085 ft)
Population []
 - Total 32,141
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 69x xx
Area code(s) 0458
Licence plate 69
Website http://www.bayburt-bld.gov.tr

Bayburt (pronounced [ˈbajbuɾt]) is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River, and is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bayburt Province.

Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient Silk Road and it was visited by Marco Polo and Turkish excursionist Evliya Celebi. Remains of its Byzantine castle still exist. There are several interesting mosques, Turkish baths (Hamams) and tombstones in the city as well as the Catalcesme Underground City and the natural wonder Sirakayalar Waterfall.

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Sights and activities

Parks and nature

Bayburt has many delightful parks and open spaces like "Gençlik Parkı" (Youth Park), "Şehit Nusret Bahçesi" (Martyr Nusret Gardens) and "Genç Osman Parkı" . The city has 535.780m² of nursery areas, where young plants are raised for the forests of Bayburt. Also there are two caves that visitors can see the interesting natural shapes of the stones. These caves are, "Çimağıl Mağarası" and "Helva Köyü Buz Mağarası".

Universities

Bayburt University is located at the center of the city, university has several faculties such as Engineering, Arts and Sciences and Administrative Sciences. There are also several vocational schools.

Transportation

"Bayburt Otobus Terminali", located in the south of the city, is the main port to Bayburt.

Sports

The city has one football club currently competing in the Turkish Amateur Football Championship, struggling for promotion to the Turkish Third Legue, called Bayburtspor.and şalcilarspor She played old Second League between 1986-1988.

Climate

Bayburt has a continental climate with freezing cold winters, the majority of the time snowing heavily. Summers are hot and dry.

Climate data for Bayburt
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)		 12.1
(53.8)		 21.2
(70.2)		 25.3
(77.5)		 29.6
(85.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 36.2
(97.2)		 37.1
(98.8)		 33.3
(91.9)		 28.8
(83.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 14.9
(58.8)		 37.1
Average high °C (°F) -1.5
(29.3)		 0.1
(32.2)		 5.5
(41.9)		 12.8
(55)		 17.9
(64.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.2
(81)		 23.3
(73.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 8.2
(46.8)		 1.3
(34.3)		 13.36
(56.05)
Average low °C (°F) -11.1
(12)		 -9.8
(14.4)		 -4.4
(24.1)		 1.7
(35.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 8.1
(46.6)		 11.0
(51.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 7.2
(45)		 3.4
(38.1)		 -2.2
(28)		 -7.6
(18.3)		 1.04
(33.88)
Record low °C (°F) -26.5
(-15.7)		 -27.6
(-17.7)		 -28.3
(-18.9)		 -12.0
(10.4)		 -4.4
(24.1)		 -1.6
(29.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 2.4
(36.3)		 -2.1
(28.2)		 -10.6
(12.9)		 -20.0
(-4)		 -29.0
(-20.2)		 -29
Precipitation mm (inches) 26.5
(1.043)		 28.0
(1.102)		 41.4
(1.63)		 61.4
(2.417)		 68.0
(2.677)		 50.8
(2)		 20.4
(0.803)		 15.9
(0.626)		 21.8
(0.858)		 47.3
(1.862)		 35.3
(1.39)		 28.7
(1.13)		 445.5
(17.539)
Avg. rainy days 11.3 10.9 12.4 13.7 15.7 10.4 5.3 4.8 5.1 9.0 9.0 10.8 118.4
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bayburt is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Bayburt city by night

  • The castle of Bayburt

Notable people from Bayburt

  • Irsadi Baba
  • Aglar Baba
  • Suat Türker

See also

  • Bayburt Museum of Modern Arts
  • Şehit Osman Hill

  1. ^ "İl ve İlçelerimize Ait İstatistiki Veriler- Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü". Dmi.gov.tr. 1996-10-25. http://www.dmi.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=BAYBURT. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
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