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Yakakaya
Village
 Yakakaya,
a typical village in Western Turkey.
Yakakaya
Village is located at west of Black Sea
Region of
Türkiye 90 kms inland from the sea and its coordinates are 41
degree 46 minute northern latitude, 32 degree 7 minute eastern
Iongitude. Yakakaya is Village of Gerede County which is only 8
kms away from the center of the city. It has been surrounded by
Sahnalar Village(yenicaga) Goynukoren (Gerede),
Ibrıcak(Gerede) Gücükler(Dortdivan)). It is possible to reach
the town from three different. 82
kms Iong
road
to Karabük coming from Ankara - Istanbul highway seperated at
Gerede, continues
from here,
for 8 kms and reachs Yakakaya Vilage. At the north of the town
there is Mengen and at the east Gerede. Transportation by
airways has not been established yet. There are hills and
mountains where the Village
is Iocated.
The lowest point is 1300 meters and the highest point is 2200
meters high. The
lowest
point at the Village center is 1190 meters high. The area
of the Village is big part of it is covered
with forests
and grassland.
Yakakaya
Village has a beautiful nature.
Different
attitudes create variety in climate and plants while making the
place perfect for nature sports. Dense forests and heights make
formation of pasteurs possible.
When it is climate, Yakakaya
is not exactly continental. The summer temperature rises above
30 degrees; the winters are equally cold. However, this slightly
unpleasant trait is rubbed off by its other charms.
The Yakakakaya Village is extremely reachable, either from
Istanbul or from Ankara. Nevertheless, Ankara is the best bet as
the trip from Istanbul involves crossing the Bosphorus and
climbing up the steep Boludag Mountains to reach the edge of the
Anatolian Plain. The Bolu tunnel, soon to be inaugurated would
downsize this trek. Till date, it takes three hours from
Istanbul and two from Ankara to reach Gerede County Yakakaya
Village.
Surrounded by woods, mountains, forests and streams, Yakakaya is
a slow-paced celebration of life. Food fests, songs and dances
are what make it tick culturally. Saturdays are market days and
you would find it to be extremely vibrant. It was and still is
like a ‘genie’ of activity gushing out from an ‘antique lamp’,
left untouched for the rest of the six days in the week.
 Rosa
Canina (Kuşburnu)
The plant is high in certain antioxidants. The fruit is noted
for its high vitamin C level and is used to make syrup, tea and
marmalade. It has been grown or encouraged in the wild for the
production of vitamin C, from its fruit (often as rose-hip syrup),
especially during conditions of scarcity or wartime. The species
has also been introduced to other temperate latitudes. During
World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in
victory gardens, and can still be found growing in wet, sandy
areas up and down the eastern U.S. coastline |
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