English - Kahramanmaraş Şehir Portalı

	A BREAK ON THE SILK ROAD As Hitits called Markasi, The Romans called Germanikale, The Byzantimus called Marasion and as Turkish called Maras, is a center of civilizations... it is a nice city on the slopes of glarious Ahir mountain that is special with its weather. water, Iand and citizens. This city accepts ali the guests however one musnt prejudies. Morever it presents itseif generously without any expectations and shows its the most beautiful face.

	HIDDEN TREASURES OF NATURE CEYHAN BRIDGE On the way to the old Goksun road, the bridge over the Ceyhan River has remained out of the new highway. There are different views about its being a work of XIV or XVI centuries.lt is a bridge of 156.60 meters long with six arches. KAHRAMANMARAS MUSEUM Todays museum is in the South part ot the city on the wayto Adana i was opened in 1975. There are about 30000 works of art in the museum.There are three exhibition rooms where archeological. ethnophraphical and stone works are presented.

	BEATUIES THAT WILL BE DISCOVERED PLATEUS(YAVSAN) Yavsan plateau is a naturel source which is located on the southern heights over the dam lake of Sir, which has gained priority with its forests, springs. and erttiemic plants. lt is 2259 meters high and 36 kilometers away trorri Kahramanmaras city center through the forest via Fatmali Village. FIRNIZ STREAM There are trouts which live in the natural environment where in Tekir Stream that flows through Tekir valley and Firniz, Döngel and small rivers that are connected to Tekir stream. It is convenient for amateur fishing. BASKONUS HIGH PLATEAU It is a region that lies on Kahramanmaras-Andirin road and surrounds Yencekale. Baskonus High Plateau has thick forests and shows the characteristics of a high plateau. lts height is 1779 meters and also has spring waters and wild animals. GREEN EYE Yesil Goz is a spring lake lis dep. , 50-60 metes and also it has a width of 1000 square meters Yesil göz Spring Lake famous it is chilling water ere is a recreation spot around the lake and fish unique to this lake.

	WATER MENS BLESSING MENZELET BARRAGE Menzelet Barrage lake has been estabhlished above the Ceyhan River on the northwest 26 km far away from Kahramanmaras it extends on to north and northwest towords to the Ceyhan River and to bed of Tekir stream Generafy. its around is mountainous and thickly wooded. The denorture to the barrage is supplied via the old kahramanmaras Kayseri way. ALİ KAYASI A 62 meter mass of rock, Ali Kayasi which is located on the old Kayseri highway present a giorious natural beauty and it has rermained the lake of the dam.

	WONDERFUL CAVES OF NATURE SAVRUK CAVE From Kahramanmaras Bean Hacnnolu village,we can reach there by walking 1 kilometer after driving 2 kilometer by car.The name of the cave is also called Savran or Sarikiz.lt is a kind of wonder of nature with its pendeulous and stalagmites

	THE SHINNIG SUN OF ANATOLIA ULU MOSOUE lt is located on the southern square of the Castle of Kahramanmaras.lt was built in 1496 by Ala üd-Devlethe son of Suleyman of Dulkadiroglu CASTLE OF KAHRAMANMARAS This castle is on the hill, at the centre of the city. It is supposed that is was built between the BC-1. BC-2 centuries, Inside of the castle has restored as leisure and relaxing park. STONE MOSLEM THE LOGICAL SCHOLL It is on the square that is on the south of Kahramanmaras. It is suggested that it was done for the doughter of Ala ud-Devle in the 16.century.

	CITY LIFE AND HISTORY Feel the spirit of the history on the every comer of Kahramanmaras in your daily life.. - Seyadin Fontain - An old Kahramanmaras hous - Covered Bazaar

	TRADATIONAL HANWORKS THAT ARE SYMBOL OF THE ELEGANTS AND AESTHETICS TRADITIONAL ART OF HANDWORKS Nowadays, ancient textile industry has lost its prior impoftance.The arts of pRocessig copper, wood engraving, and shoe-making are hardly being done. FOLKLORE Kahramanmaras is in folkloric region. The plays are enthusiastic and contlniual. Besides the plays in Turlçmens and nomad villages, there are also’visual plays. Tarihi Sim-Sirma 5 Historical. Sim-Sirma (Modern lnterpretation)

	HEALTH AND CURE SPRONGS EKINOZU SPRINGS Ekinözü spring in Ekinözü is 173 km far away trom Kahramanmaras city centre. It consists of three springs The narne of the springs are upspring, middle spring and down spring The water is cold in physically and the formation of thern are calcium, magnesiurn and carbonate. like mineral water. It affects on lots of diseases such as kidney failure, urinary illnesses, hemorhoids, shortness of breathing, guatr diabetes, nervousness ilinesses of gall bladder stomach and liver. ILICA THERMAL SPRING Ilıca Thermal spring is located in ilica village which is located on Berit Mountains skirts that is 72 km far from the Northern partof Kahramanmaras. Its often saidthat the healing water have a positive effect on the treatment of rheumatismal ailments fractured and dislocated bones and gynecological diseases. The waters of ilica thermal spring are 45 C hot . There are two termal spring facilites Ilica Thermal Springs has a termal center with 1500-200 beds capacity.

	ALIVE PAST THE COPPERSMITHING AND THE ARE THE ART OF COPPERENGRAVING The art of copper-engraving. that has an old and welt- known history, continued ts development after the forming of Turkish Republic. The copperengravings are in general handcraft and the most famous products are; braziers, tongspouted pitchers, copper vessels, alt sizes of copper buckets. cauldrons for making aure and goods " Asure, a kind of pudding that is made with cereals, sugar and "

	ART AND LIFE IS TGOTHER WOOD SCULPTURING Wood sculpturing in Kahramanmaras is a traditional art that was discovered and developed by Turkis people. The most famous things saler are, brousseaus chest (a Turkish tradition that bride put her brousseaus in it), rahle (it is kind of desk that Muslim people prey Koran) newspaper box, ormamaent box, mirror small tray, backgammon, tripod and small size chest.

	THE TOPS OF DELICIOUS TASTES DELICIOUS TASTES FROM LOCAL At high plateaus in Kahramanmaras where there is transhumance, butter, cheese and yoghurt are the main food both in summer and wintei Meat and pounded wheat are also important in the local kitchen. The main traditional meat meas are; sac kavurmasi, külbasti, yahni, içli köfte,börek with meat and egen soup. Desserts are fistik ezmesi bastik. pestil, çullama. kirma, zarflama, un sucugu, harmanda baklava and gün pekmezi. RED PEPPER Red pepper is rich in vitamin A and contains much more vitamin C than lemon as contrary to the common thought. Especialiy fresh red pepper contains 7 times more vitamin C than lemon.

	CITY OF ICE CREAM BEATED ICE CREAM One of the tastes that is equated with the name of city is beated ice cream. Sahlep which is specialy harvested and grinded is used to harden the milk. Sahlep gets the milk harden and the process of beating the ice cream provide it to become solid.

	ESHAB-I KEHF Eshab-i Kehf 5 one of 13. centurys buildings on a hill which 5 8km. far away from Afsin. It consist ofmosque, caravan serai, ribat. and most of unidetified buildings