Hunting Tourism
The mostly encountered hunting animals in the city are rabbit, partridge, quail, toy bird, planked dove, wild duck, goose, water sable, marten and badger. Beside these animals, it is possible to hunt mountain sheep in Raman mountain and, mountain goat in Kozluk - Sason districts.
The dominant climate in Batman is terrestrial climate. The summer seasons are hot and dry while the winter seasons are cold and precipitant in the region.
History
Batman was once a village called İluh. In 1937, İluh village had become a sub-district. His name was changed in 1950 and began to be called as Batman because of the Batman Creek flowing in the vicinity. Batman was connected to the province of Siirt as a district in 1957 and later in 1990 became a province.
Meat meals with abundant fat amount, pastries, soups peculiar to the region, tandır (oven made as a hole in the earth) bread cooked in the mud ovens named tiftik kıçıl and taş ekmeği (hard bread) Hevra are among the delicious food varieties of the region.
Among the souvenirs of the region, you can find woven, bright silk and silver embroidered cloths, pinking, laceworks, and kanaviçe (canvas for embroidering) embroideries, wool booties, wool socks in various colors and local patterns.
Archaeological Sites: 6
Urban Sites: - Natural Sites: -
Historical Sites: -
Total: 6
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural
Heritages: 30
TOTAL: 36
Contact Information
BATMAN
CONTACT INFORMATION
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (488) 213 90 84 - 43
Fax: (488) 213 90 82
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Bayburt is located on the historical Erzurum - Trabzon Silk Road that connects Eastern Anatolia Region to the Black Sea Region. Marco Polo and Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi had passed among this road. The city is founded among the banks of Çoruh river and the history of the city extends to year BC 3000.
The only means of transportation possible is via highway.
Telephone of The Bus Station: (+90 - 458) 211 28 60