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Ayvacık, Turkey

Ayvacık is a town of 5,731 people in Samsun, Turkey.

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Population5,731 GeoNames
RegionSamsun
Elevation66 m 217 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Land area399.2 km²
Nearest airportSamsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) 30 km

Why visit Ayvacık

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 23 attractions in and around town.

About Ayvacık

Ayvacık is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 382 km2, and its population is 18,928 (2022). The mayor is Refahittin Şencan (AKP).

From the Wikipedia article Ayvacık, Samsun (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do23

Armutbelen Tepesi

Scenic view · 13.3 km

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Bek Tepesi

Scenic view · 13.1 km

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Devret Tepesi

Scenic view · 11.7 km

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Düdüklüçandal Tepesi

Scenic view · 12.2 km

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Düzbek Tepesi

Scenic view · 13.8 km

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Fındıklıyokuş Tepesi

Scenic view · 11.1 km

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İlesi Tepesi

Scenic view · 13.4 km

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İncegeriş Tepesi

Scenic view · 13.1 km

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kabaceviz falls

Waterfall · 12.2 km

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Kabalak Tepesi

Scenic view · 12.3 km

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Kafa Tepesi

Scenic view · 11.4 km

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Karaderebaşı Tepesi

Scenic view · 14.6 km

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11 more on the map.

Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Ayvacık Baraj Parkı

Park

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Churches and places of worship4

Ardıç Merkez Camii (eski cami)

Place of worship · Sunni · 7.8 km

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Terice Merkez Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 7.8 km

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Düzdağ Mahallesi Merkez Cami

Place of worship · Sunni · 12.9 km

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Karşıdöngel Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 9.6 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Ayvacık Mehmet Akif Ersoy Yatılı Bölge Ortaokulu

School · 1.7 km

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Healthcare8

Map of Ayvacık

37 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.

  • Terme 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
  • Samsun 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
  • Kavak 50 km west, about 50 min by car
  • Niksar 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
  • Ünye 58 km east, about 58 min by car
  • Fatsa 73 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Tokat 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Amasya 77 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Turhal 82 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Bafra 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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