Ferhat Water Channel & Lovers Museum
Ferhat Su Kanalı ve Aşıklar Müzesi
An ancient water channel cut into the rock to fulfil a legend in which Ferhat tunnelled through the mountain to win Shirin. Nearby is a small museum telling this love story.
The Ferhat Water Channel is an ancient channel cut into the rock face. Archaeologists believe it dates back to the Hellenistic period. Folk tradition, however, links it to the Persian-Turkic love story of Ferhat and Shirin. In the tale, the stonemason Ferhat was asked to cut through the mountain to bring water into the city in order to win the hand of Princess Shirin. Beside the channel stand statues of the two lovers and a small Lovers Museum. It is about 2 km southwest of the city centre, and you can reach it by taxi. It suits visitors interested in legends.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Gökmedrese Mosque
- Amasya Archaeology Museum
- Sultan Bayezid II Mosque Complex
- Hazeranlar Mansion
- Burmalı Minare Mosque
- Tombs of the Pontic Kings
- Amasya Castle (Harşena Castle)
- Yalıboyu Houses