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LOCAL FOODS
Bafra is a region with a wide variety of local dishes. It is famous for its pita, meatballs, Turkish delight with noodles and cream.
PLACES TO VISIT
There are many places to visit in Bafra, especially the Bafra Museum, where the remains unearthed from every inch of Bafra's land are exhibited, the Bird Sanctuary, which is under protection, and Asar Castle, which shows the dusty traces of the past.
EVENTS
In Bafra, you can find areas where alternative tourism activities are carried out, which have become a passion for many people.
Kizilirmak Delta
The Kızılırmak Delta is one of the largest deltas in Turkey. Flooded forests (Galeriç) in the delta are deciduous forests that are completely covered with water in spring. The Kızılırmak Delta has been included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Tentative List. The Kızılırmak Delta is one of the largest deltas in our country, formed by the alluvium carried by the Kızılırmak river. It is located within the borders of Bafra, Engiz and Alaçam districts of Samsun province.
Kizilirmak Delta
The Kızılırmak Delta is of great importance not only for Turkey, but also for the ecology of the whole world, in terms of 56 thousand hectares wide, 20 lakes of various sizes, large marsh and reeds, having a very large area and the number of birds it hosts. Declared as a wildlife development area, this area covers the counties of 19 Mayıs, Bafra and Alaçam. It is the only wetland on the Black Sea coast of our country, whose natural features have been largely preserved. The Kızılırmak Delta is of vital importance for bird species that cross the Black Sea directly during migration. Approximately 1100 bird species live in the Western Palaearctic region and 40% of these species, that is, approximately 460 varieties, have been identified in Turkey. About 35% of the bird species in this region have been identified in the Kızılırmak Delta, and about 15% of them breed here.
How to Get to the Kızılırmak Delta
Although prefabricated structures are economical, robust, reliable, environmentally friendly, high quality and can be assembled in a short time, they are rapidly growing and have an important place in today's construction sector.
Habitats
There are three main habitat types in the Kızılırmak Delta that are under threat according to the Bern criteria: Euxine salt marshes, Southern Black Sea fixed sand dunes, Southeast European ash-oak-alder forests. The following habitat types are mainly seen in the Kızılırmak Delta.
Birds
It is known that there are 483 bird species in Turkey. The Kızılırmak Delta is an extremely important area in terms of bird existence. To date, 354 bird species have been identified in the area, which corresponds to approximately 73% of Turkey's birds. The Kızılırmak Delta has an important position in terms of breeding, wintering and migration of birds.
