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GENERAL INFORMATION
Civilizations raced with each other to live nearby the
Red River
since
Early Bronze Age
.
This is quite understandable. So that's why there are 24 layers of civilizations found during the archeological excavations.
Since people were farming during that time the biggest problem was irrigation. Yes there were enough resources for irrigate the fields and still are. However to use the
Red River
instead is better solution for great harvests.
Nowadays, the greatest profit of
Red River
are, irrigation and tourism together.
Avanos
famous with its
carpets
,
potteries
and definetely
agriculture
.
One of the earliest discovery of human kind was
pottery
making. So when you come and visit
Cappadocia
you
must
visit one of the
pottery workshop
to see the oldest handmade work of art.
HISTORY of AVANOS
When we look at the history, we can see
Avanos
kept changing its name several times. Such as;
Zuwinasa
,
Nenessa
and as last
Venessa
. Why it changed name too many time is, since they had the
Red River
in their hands everybody wanted a piece of this big cake. It used to be on the route of
Assyrian Trade Road
. So that's why
Avanos
have been always wealthy. Still is. When you visit the district by just looking housing you will undestand the wealth.
Even during the Seljukian Period it used to be a part of
Istanbul - Baghdat
trade route. So that's why Seljuks decided to built a Caravansarai (which is ancient hotel for traders) in
1202
near by
Avanos
.
Long story short when you come to
Cappadocia
let's go and see
Avanos
altogether. There are more stories to tell.
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Biblography
*
BAYINDIR, Zehra
, Günümüzde Avanos'ta (Nevşehir) El Halısı Üretimi ve Avanos Halılarının Özellikleri
İzmir, 2007
*
GÜNEY, Emrullah
, Nevşehir İli Kapadokya
1998
*
İŞÇEN, Olcaytu & Yavuz
, Destination Cappadocia, Peribacası Kapadokya Tanıtım ve Kültür Dergisi
Ankara, 2008
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