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Cankiri
It is ideal for people who wants to be alone in the nature with its snow covered high mountains for the half of the year; forests covering its one third lands; plateaus appropriate for camping, caravans,horseback riding, photography and hunting and such touristic activities; rich thermal springs and mineral springs, cultural values of centuries mingle with the tenderness and traditional hospitality of the citizens .
In Cankiri presence of a continuous settlement is known since Neolitic Age (7.000 - 5.000 B. C.). Cankiri witnessed the Hittite, Frig, Cimmerians, Persia, Alexander the Great, Roman, Byzantium, Seljuk, Danisment, Candaroglu and Ottoman periods respectively. The city, which was named as Germanikopolis and Gangra during Byzantium Period, then Kengri, had gained its last name Cankiri during Republic Period.
