Why visit Tokat
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 15 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Tokat Museum, Tokat Kalesi and Gazi Osman Paşa Stadyumu.
Weather in Tokat
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About Tokat
Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District. Its population is 163,405 (2022). It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak.
From the Wikipedia article Tokat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tokat on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes15
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History
The city was established in the Hittite era. During the time of King Mithradates VI of Pontus, it was one of his many strongholds in Asia Minor.
Known as Evdokia or Eudoxia, ecclesiastically it was later incorporated into the western part of the Byzantine Greek Empire of Trebizond.
Some authors like Guillaume de Jerphanion and William Mitchell Ramsay identified Tokat with the ancient and medieval Dazimon, with Ramsay saying, "Dazimon, which seems to have been a fortress, must have been the modern Tokat, with its strong castle.
Henri Grégoire, on the other hand, refuted this as implausible, because a 13th-century text written by Ibn Bibi clearly distinguishes Dazimon and Tokat as separate places. Instead, he said, Tokat should be identified with the town of Dokeia (Greek: Δόκεια) mentioned in another 10th-century text, by Theophanes Continuatus, which says that the Byzantine general John Kourkouas was born in a village near Dokeia sometime in the 9th century. According to Grégoire, the name "Dokeia" does not have a Greek etymology and probably represents an old Anatolian place name. The supposed derivation from "Eudokia", he claimed, is only a folk etymology that came much later.
From the History section of Tokat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship13
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare65
Map of Tokat
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tokat Airport (TJK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Yeşilyurt 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Pazar 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Almus 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Artova 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Turhal 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Erbaa 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Niksar 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Zile 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Amasya 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sivas 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- 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
- Tokat City Square, BurakOtto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat - panoramio (1), Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokat Çavuşoğlu Tower 8130, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 2419, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mausoleum 8124, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 2421, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 8117, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 8128, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 2423, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 2422, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ali Pasha Mosque 8127, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat june Ali Pasha Mosque 8118, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat june Ali Pasha Mosque 8121, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taşhandan Tokat kalesi - panoramio, altungd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TOKAT A - panoramio, cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0
- Sulusokal tokat4, Caglatsskn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Kalesi - panoramio, cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0
- Tokat Ebubekir Sefer Pasha Türbesi 8050, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Katırcılar Hanı 8114, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ulu Camii 8060, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 569-tokat-kale-suluhan, Caglatsskn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Ulu Camii 8061, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat - panoramio (2), Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokat 360° - panoramio, Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokat Takyeciler mosque and to its right the Arastalı Bedesten 8108, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Takyeciler mosque 8110, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TOKAT BELEDİYE BİNASI - panoramio, cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0
- TokatTakyeciler mosque and to its right the Arastalı Bedesten 8063, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Deveciler Hanı, Tokat 2015-10-02 10.08.59 1792526045, Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TokatTakyeciler mosque and to its left the Arastalı Bedesten 8064, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat ali paşa türbesi - panoramio, cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0
- Tokat in 2011 8065, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Müzesi binasının dış görünümü, Demir dude, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat,AliPasha1, Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokat Merkez, Perencal, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hatuniye Mosque in Tokat (14042640138), SALTOnline, No restrictions
- Tokat Ulu Cami 064, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Hacı Behzad-ı Veli Camii 1770, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat panorama 2012, Lubunya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tokat Kale, Amardarouich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aliaktrk52, CC BY-SA 4.0
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