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Why visit Niksar
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 8 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Cabira and Niksar Kalesi.
Weather in Niksar
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About Niksar
Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Niksar District. Its population is 37,017 (2022). It was settled by many empires.
From the Wikipedia article Niksar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Cabira
Monument and historic site
Ancient city of Pontus in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Niksar ilçe stadyumu
Sports field and stadium · 1.1 km
6 Serhat Geçidi sok, tokat
Restaurants and cafes8
Where to stay2
History
Niksar has been ruled by the Hittite, Persian, Greek, Pontic, Roman, Byzantine, Danishmend, Seljuk and Ottoman Empires. It has always been an important place in Anatolia because of its location, climate and productive farmland.
It was known as Cabira in the Hellenistic period (Κάβειρα in Greek). It was one of the favourite residences of Mithridates VI, who built a palace there, and later of King Polemon I and his successors.
In 72 or 71 BCE, the Battle of Cabira during the Third Mithridatic War took place at Cabira, and the city passed to the Romans. Niksar was called Diospolis, Sebaste, and Neokaisareia during the Roman period. Pompey made it a city and gave it the name of Diopolis, while Pythodoris, widow of Polemon, made it her capital and called it Sebaste. It is not known precisely when it assumed the name of Neocaesarea, mentioned for the first time in Pliny, "Hist. Nat.", VI, III, 1, but judging from its coins, one might suppose that it was during the reign of Tiberius. In 344 the city was completely destroyed by an earthquake Neocaesarea became part of the Eastern Roman Empire when the Roman Empire divided into two parts in AD 395. Another earthquake occurred in 499, the 499 Nicopolis earthquake.
From the History section of Niksar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare19
Map of Niksar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tokat Airport (TJK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Başçiftlik 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Akkuş 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Almus 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Tokat 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Fatsa 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Ünye 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Terme 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Turhal 77 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Perşembe 87 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Ordu 90 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Niksar,KaleSW, Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Niksar Tokat - panoramio - Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, CC BY 3.0
- Niksar Tokat - panoramio - Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR (1), Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, CC BY 3.0
- Niksar Tokat - panoramio, Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, CC BY 3.0
- Niksar Çöreğibüyük Camii Taç Kapısı, Engin Mutlu 58, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nizameddin Yağıbasan Türbesi 2015-10-01 16.39.43 1792525745, Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leylekli Yılanlı Köprü 2015-10-01 15.36.56 1792525676, Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0
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