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Niksar street scene

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This is what seems to be the centre, with a large modern mosque, an old humpback bridge and as usual lots of cars to ruin the composition.

The bridge is called ‘Leylekli Köprü’ (Bridge with the Stork) because of a bricked in bas relief representing a stork that has caught a water snake. The bridge is reported to date back to Byzantine (or even Roman) time.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Tokat’ (Ersal Yavi) – Tokat Otelcilik ve Turizm A.Ş. (1986) & Website of ‘Truvadergisi.com’ .


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denolas 30-Jan-2007 10:15
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