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Bartın
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Black Sea |
| Province | Bartın |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cemal Akın (MHP) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 47,999 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 74000 |
| Website | Official website |
Bartın is a city in northern Turkey, the capital of the province of Bartın.
Formerly a district of Zonguldak Province, Bartın has been made into a province seat in 1991 with the constitution of its province, including 4 districts: the Central Bartın, Amasra, Kurucasile, and Ulus). The city, with a population of c. 48,000,[1] is situated 14 kilometers inland on the Bartın River (Bartın Çayı) which is navigable for vessels between the city and the Black Sea coast. Bartın river is the only navigable river for vessels in Turkey.
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The history of the city dates back to 1200 BC, when its area was inhabited by the Gasgas tribe. In the following centuries, the region had entered under the dominance of Hittites, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Persians and Macedonians.
Later it was part of the Roman Empire and then of the Byzantine Empire, until it fell to the Seljuk Turks and the Candarogullari State between the 11th and the 13th centuries AD. Bartın was conquered by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I in 1392.
Bartın is a member of the Norwich-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR).[2]
Main sights include the castle, two churches, bedesten, the Kuskayasi Road Monument and inziva (seclusion) cave in the city center. Sections of the ancient city like the forum, the council palace, the road of honor, the theatre, the acropolis and a necropolis are now below the ground.
The wooden Bartın houses display the architectural characteristics of the art movements after the Tanzimat Fermani (Reforms Decree).
Bartın has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb); with high and evenly distributed rainfall the year round. Summers are very warm and humid, and the average temperature is around 21°C in July and August. Winters are cool and damp, and the average temperature is around 6°C in January and February.
Precipitation is heaviest in autumn and early winter and lightest in spring. Snowfall is quite common between the months of December and March, snowing for a week or two, and it can be heavy once it snows.
The water temperature like in the whole Turkish Black Sea coast is always cool and fluctuates between 8° and 20°C throughout the year.
| Climate data for Bartın | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
18.77 (65.78) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.54 (45.58) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 109.0 (4.291) |
81.7 (3.217) |
73.3 (2.886) |
54.8 (2.157) |
48.1 (1.894) |
72.8 (2.866) |
68.5 (2.697) |
81.3 (3.201) |
94.4 (3.717) |
111.4 (4.386) |
112.9 (4.445) |
126.2 (4.969) |
1,034.4 (40.724) |
| Avg. rainy days | 16.4 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 141.4 |
| Sunshine hours | 65.1 | 84 | 127.1 | 171 | 229.4 | 270 | 300.7 | 285.2 | 219 | 161.2 | 102 | 68.2 | 2,082.9 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [3] | |||||||||||||
The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.
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