AREA: 10.227 km²
POPULATION: 169.375 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 29

DISTRICTS: Gümüşhane (center), Kelkit, Köse, Şiran, Torul.

SITES OF INTEREST: Pulur tumulus, Canca, Kov, Keçi, Edire, Akçakale, Kodil,Bayburt, Satala, Avliyana and Ardasa castles, Hutura Hagios Georgios and Panaghia monastry churches, Pavrezi Chapel, Bayburt Kale, Varzahan and Haşara churches, Çakırkaya Kaya Church, Hart, Xanta, Varzahan and Satala city remains, Bayburt Grand Mosque, Süleymaniye, Küçük, Pulur (Gökçedere) and Kutluk Bey mosques, Yakutiye, Museviye, Mahmudiye and Pulur old theological schools (medrese), Zigana Inn (caravansary), Taşhan (Bazaar), Tohumoğlu, Korgan and Gümüşkaya bridges, Şehit Osman Mausoleums, Old (Eski) Gümüşhane.

Camps

Zigana Tourism Center
Gümüşhane
Tel: (456) 611 31 11

Gülaçar Köyü Alabalık Tesisleri
Gümüşhane
Tel: (456) 625 75 13

Kadırga High Plateau
Gümüşhane

Cami Boğazı High Plateau
Gümüşhane

Dört Konak High Plateau

Akçakale High Plateau

Dumanlı Village High Plateau
Gümüşhane

 

Süleymaniye Mah. Center

Sarıçiçek High Plateau
Gümüşhane

 

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (456) 213 34 73
Fax: (456) 213 34 73

 

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Gümüşhane

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 7
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: 3
Historical Sites: -
Total: 10
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 139
TOTAL: 149

 

Significant Days

Freedom from Occupation Days:

Freedom Day - Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane
15 February

Freedom Day - Kelkit
Kelkit
17 February

Freedom Day - Torul
Torul
14 February

Festivities:

Kazıkbeli Festivities
Kürtün
Wednesdays of June, July, August

Güvende Festivities
Kürtün
Fridays of June, July, August

Alacapazar Festivities
Kürtün
Sundays of June, July