AREA: 10.227 km²

POPULATION: 169.375 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 29

DISTRICTS: Gümüşhane (center), Kelkit, Köse, Şiran, Torul.

SITES OF INTEREST: Pulur tumulus, Canca, Kov, Keçi, Edire, Akçakale, Kodil,Bayburt, Satala, Avliyana and Ardasa castles, Hutura Hagios Georgios and Panaghia monastry churches, Pavrezi Chapel, Bayburt Kale, Varzahan and Haşara churches, Çakırkaya Kaya Church, Hart, Xanta, Varzahan and Satala city remains, Bayburt Grand Mosque, Süleymaniye, Küçük, Pulur (Gökçedere) and Kutluk Bey mosques, Yakutiye, Museviye, Mahmudiye and Pulur old theological schools (medrese), Zigana Inn (caravansary), Taşhan (Bazaar), Tohumoğlu, Korgan and Gümüşkaya bridges, Şehit Osman Mausoleums, Old (Eski) Gümüşhane.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (456) 213 34 73
Fax: (456) 213 34 73

Significant Days

Freedom from Occupation Days:

Freedom Day - Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane
15 February

Freedom Day - Kelkit
Kelkit
17 February

Freedom Day - Torul
Torul
14 February

Festivities:

Kazıkbeli Festivities
Kürtün
Wednesdays of June, July, August

Güvende Festivities
Kürtün
Fridays of June, July, August

Alacapazar Festivities
Kürtün
Sundays of June, July

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