AVANOS

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The town of Avanos dates back to the Bronze Age, as can be seen from the burial tumulus of Toprakli. On the other hand, its terrain is watered by the 1355 kilometer-long Kizilirmak River, the longest river in Turkey. this river was known to the Hittites as Maras-santiya, while in the Classic Age it was known as Halys; its current name means " red river ", due to the color of its waters in this section of the river.

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