The city was ruled by Seldjuk Turks after the Byzantine era, and after the Seldjuks it becane a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1466. Avanos has two mosques left from Seldjuk and Ottoman periods.
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pottery and carpets. It is built along the banks of the Kizilirmak (Halys River), the
longest river originating and ending within the borders of Turkey; 1,355 km /
842 miles. Halys means "salty river". It originates from the northeast of
Central Anatolia (Kizildag 3,025 m / 9,920 ft.) after making a curve, flows into
the Black Sea at Bafra Cape. Its water is colored by Cappadocia’s rich deposits of clay,
hence Kizilirmak, the Red River. The city was ruled by Seldjuk Turks after the Byzantine era, and after the Seldjuks it becane a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1466. Avanos has two mosques left from Seldjuk and Ottoman periods.
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