SAMSUN İLKADIMKÖKSAL ERSAYIN ANATOLIA

HIGH SCHOOL

THE AMAZON ISLAND & CANALAmazon women were belived to live in Terme, a town of SAMSUN. We thaught “ if they lived in our city, we would protect their history.” We built a huge amazon woman statue for it. It has 3 parts called a spear, shield &warrior woman.

THE TREASURE OF AMISSOSAmissos was founded as a coastal city on the gulf of Pontus in the North of Asia Minor.As an open harbour, the city has gained importance in Ancient Ages in terms of its convenient hinterland and unique harbour position between Sinop and Trabzon parts.Mithridades, the king of Pontus, heard of the name “Amissos” in the war between Roman City states.The city was sieged by Roman General Luncullus and after its fall.Amissos came under the rule of The Roman Empire and acquired its former fame.

THE STATUE OF ATATURKIt was built by Heinz Kreppel between the years 1928 and 1931.On every side of monument, the figures emphasizing the national struggle were built.This monument which has become the symbol of our city is the second large monument in the world.

TEKKEKÖY CAVES

Tekkeköy is a Paleolthic and chatolitic settlement which is almost 14 kilometres to SAMSUN city centre.The excavations started under the chairmanship of Prof. Kılıç Kökten and a team of archaeologists which also inclinde Tahsin Özgüç and Nimet Özgüç.As a result of the excavations, some Paleolithic, chalcholithic and Bronz age findings were gained.And in consequence of the surveys, scientists revealed that Delikli Kaya is a Phrygian Castle which has dominant position over an area where Çınarcık and Fındıcak vallies cross together.

AKDAĞ SKIING CENTRE IN LADIK

Akdağ is the highest mountain in Samsun.It is around 1000 and 2000 metres high.Akdağ has been declared as a centre of winter tourism .You can have a rest on that mountain.

THE WATERFALLS IN KABACEVIZ,ÇARSAMBA

This place is suitable for many activities.Tourists are interested in about it.This waterfall flows through to the end of the August.

AMISSOS TREASURE The excavations started when local people contacted to Ilkadım munidpality about the hole they saw during the excavations, it was found that the tomb was made by carving conglomerate type rock mass.After the first analysis, base and roaftop of the tomb was seen to be smeared by khurasan, only three of the five graves were used ond two graves were empty.With the analysis on the skeletons and other findings in these three graves, it was thought that the graves belonged to one man and three women and the examination of the pottery, glass and marble findings and jewellery showed that one of the graves belonged to one of the serior kings and the other two to his wife and daughter.

SAMSUN İLKADIMKÖKSAL ERSAYIN ANATOLIA

HIGH SCHOOL