SAFRANBOLU (Turkey)
Between Ankara and the Black Sea sits Safranbolu. The Old Mosque, Bath, and Madrasa date to 1322, when it was a stop on a main caravan route; its name comes from "saffron," one of its foremost trade goods, which is still grown in the area. Its Old Town has 1008 registered historical artifacts: mosques, tombs, fountains, Turkish baths, and 100s of houses, as well as mounds with remains of ancient settlements.
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