İskilip

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İskilip is a district of Çorum Province of Turkey.

Its former or other names included Iskila, Asklepios (Aesculapius), Andrapa / Andrapolis, Blocium / Bloacium, Neoclaudiopolis, Neopolis, İmad, Iskelib, İskelib and Direklibel.

The town is situated at an altitude of 2460 ft (750 m), near the left bank of the Kızılırmak, 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Ankara and 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Kastamonu.

It lies several miles off the road between Çankırı and Amasya among wooded hills, at the foot of a limestone rock crowned by the ruins of an ancient fortress now filled with houses. Near the town are saline springs, from which salt is extracted.



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