Eskipazar
Template:Infobox Turkey place Eskipazar is a town in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Eskipazar District.[1] Its population is 6,689 (2022).[2] The town lies at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. It separated from Çerkeş district to become a district in its own right in 1945. It was a district in Çankırı Province until 1995. The Ankara-Zonguldak railway passes through the district.
History
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The city was captured by Emir Karatekin, along with Çankırı, and named Viranşehir. The name was changed to Eskipazar during the Second Constitutional Era.[3][4]
In 2018, during archaeological excavations discovered one of the earliest churches in Anatolia.[5] According to a member of Karabük University's archaeology department it dates back to the mid-5th century.[6]
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Eskipazar Clock Tower, 2013
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Street art in Eskipazar, 2013
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Water fountain in Eskipazar, 2013
References
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- ↑ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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- ↑ Early Anatolian church found in Karabük
- ↑ Turkish archaeologists find 1,500-year-old church
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