Safranbolu
A hill town 9 km north of Karabük whose old quarter of timber-framed Ottoman houses has survived almost whole. It takes its name from saffron, once grown and traded here, and the old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Karabük, Türkiye
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.2494, 32.6832
Get the Safranbolu stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Safranbolu. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karabük volume with your photos and a note.
Near Safranbolu
Ankara Castle 146 km
A hilltop fortress over old Ankara, first fortified by the Phrygians in the 8th century BC and rebuilt by the Galatians. Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans all repaired its walls, and old houses still cluster inside them.
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations 147 km
An archaeology museum below Ankara Castle, set in an old Ottoman bazaar storehouse and the Kurşunlu Han. It began as a Hittite museum and traces Anatolia from the Stone Age through the Hittites, Phrygians and Urartians.
Anıtkabir 148 km
The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on a hill in Ankara, designed by Emin Onat and Orhan Arda and built between 1944 and 1953. A long avenue lined with stone lions leads to the tomb, and wooded Peace Park surrounds the complex.
Kocatepe Mosque 149 km
The largest mosque in Ankara, built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter of Kızılay. Its great dome and four minarets, in the classical Ottoman style, can be seen from almost anywhere in the centre of the city.
Gordion 188 km
The capital of ancient Phrygia, about 70 to 80 km south-west of Ankara where the Sakarya and Porsuk rivers meet. It is the city of the Gordian Knot and of King Midas, and a huge burial mound rises beside the citadel.
Hattusa 213 km
The capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age, its ruins spread over rugged hills by the town of Boğazkale. Stone lions still guard one of the gates in its long city walls, and great temple foundations lie below.
Odunpazarı 246 km
The historic quarter of Eskişehir, on the hill above the modern city, where restored Ottoman houses in bright colours line cobbled streets. Small museums and craft shops fill the old homes.
Bosphorus 302 km
The strait that joins the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and divides Istanbul between Europe and Asia. It is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation, and ferries cross it past palaces, fortresses and waterside mansions.
Questions
Where is Safranbolu?
Safranbolu is in Karabük, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ankara Castle (146 km), Museum of Anatolian Civilizations (147 km), Anıtkabir (148 km).
How do I get the Safranbolu stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Safranbolu and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karabük volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Safranbolu before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karabük volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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