Afyonkarahisar · Aegean
Afyonkarahisar Merkez
- History
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Central Afyonkarahisar lies in the shadow of the castle on a rocky hill. Old Afyon houses, the Great Mosque and the city's clotted cream, sucuk and lokum shops are all on a walk through the centre.
Places to see
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Afyonkarahisar Castle
A historic castle on top of the steep rock in the middle of the city.
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Museum
Afyonkarahisar Museum
An archaeology museum displaying finds from the Phrygian, Hittite, Roman and Byzantine periods.
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Religious
Great Mosque of Afyonkarahisar
A 13th-century Seljuk-era mosque known for its wooden columns, also called the "forty-pillared mosque".
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Historic
Kocatepe
The hill where the Great Offensive began, with Atatürk's command post and a monument.
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Museum
Zafer (Victory) Museum
A museum in the building used as the headquarters of the Western Front in 1922, where the final battle of the War of Independence was planned.
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Things to do
- Climbing to the castle
- Old Afyon houses
Food and drink
- Breakfast with clotted creamAfyon clotted cream with honey.