Days	H.		Mil.
Hadji köi	0	12		36
Chorum	0	6		18
Yuzgat	0	16		48
Sungurlu	0	16		0
Kalahjik	0	18		0
Angora	0	12		0
Baluk-kouyoumji	1	6		0
Banks of the Sangarius, from Angora	0	15		0
Mulk, from Baluhuyumi	0	12		0
Sevri-hissar	0	12		0
Alekiam	0	6		0
Hamza Hadji	0	16		15
Ruins of Amorium	0	1		0
Beyat	0	6½		0
Eski Kara-hissar	0	5		0
Afyun Kara-hissar	0	4		0

Hadji köi, a large village of 300 houses, 30m. W. from Amasia. Here the roads to Yuzgat and Amasia branch off.

Chorum, 10 m. W., is rather a large town of bigoted Mussulmans, with scarcely a Greek or Armenian in the place. Chorum is situated in an extensive plain, through which flows a small stream, which falls into the Halys: it is on the E. side of the hills which separated Pontus from Galatia. On a low rising hill S.E. of the town are the remains of an ugly square castle built by Sultan Murad, by whom the natives say the town was founded. In the walls of the town and castle are some fragments of columns and inscriptions, brought, as they say, from Karahissar, half way to Yuzgat.

The position of the ruined town of Kara-hissar is striking: here in the midst of an undulating plain, surrounded by low broken hills, rises a steep and lofty mass of black rock. Its almost perpendicular sides lead from a narrow base to a pointed and inaccessible summit; the height is 300 or 400 ft. above the plain. The ruins at the base indicate the existence of an ancient town, but all the remains appear to be Turkish. In a neighbouring Turcoman village is a most curious and interesting monument of great antiquity. It consists of the remains of a gateway either of a town or a temple, with 40 ft. of wall on either side. The 2 blocks of stone which form the gateway are of gigantic proportions, 10 or 12 ft. high. On the outside of each is sculptured a huge monstrous figure, too grotesque to be human, and too human to be anything else. It has a human head of Egyptian character, the body very shapeless, between the form of a bird and that of the pedestal of a Hermes, to which are appended lions' claws. On each side the wall advances about 15 ft. On the lower course of stones in the wall is a rude bas-relief representing a procession, a sacrifice, and beasts driven to the altar. It much resembles those on Egyptian monuments. There are remains also of a second course, but of this only one stone is in its place.

Yuzgat, 10 h. See Rte. 39. Hence an excursion may be made to Nefez-köi, 6 h. W., and to Boghaz-köi, 16 m. N.W. of Yuzgat. At both of these places are ruins : those at Boghaz-köi appear to be those of Tavium.

Boghaz-köi is situated near the mouth of a defile, at the foot of some steep mountains. Between this village and the gorge on the slope of the hill are the remains of an ancient town. The principal of these ruins is a perfect ground-plan of a magnificent and gigantic temple. The lower course of stones, from 3 to 6 ft. high of the whole building, remain perfect; so that the cella, the pronaos, adytum, the passages on each side, 2 small apartments, and 2 enclosures, &c., can be made out. The length of the outside, without the enclosures, is 219 ft., the width 140; the cella is 87 by 65. This must, undoubtedly, have been the temple of Jupiter, mentioned by Strabo.

Sungurlu, 16 h. from Yuzgat. At 6 h. N. from Sungurlu are some mines of rock-salt, which are now worked.

Kalahjik, 18 h., situated 2 m. W. of the Halys, which is crossed by a bridge of most slender construction, consisting of a single row of planks, laid across 3 long beams, the planks loose and separate. The bridge is 8 ft. wide, without a parapet, and 30 ft. above the river. The town of Kalahjik is built round a steep and high acropolis, and is quite a situation to have been chosen by the ancients.

In proceeding to Angora, the traveller may make a détour by Akjahtash, a small village 3 h. off the road to the N. Here are to be found many remains of columns and tombs, a bas-relief representing a soldier bearing a standard, and some interesting inscriptions; one containing the word [unreadable], conjectured to be the name of a town of Galatia, mentioned by Pliny, but otherwise unknown. This village may perhaps be the site of Come, the town probably of the Comenses mentioned by Pliny as a people of Galatia. Behind the village rises a rocky hill, which may have formed the acropolis. Thence to Angora is 12 h.; the same distance as from Kalahjik to Angora.

Angora, 12 h. See Rte. 52.

Baluk-kouyoumji, 1 day's journey from Angora, a small place at the foot of the high trachytic plateau which rises from under the chalky limestone, the chief formation of this part of Asia Minor. A few miles S. of the village is a curious old fort on the summit of a lofty hill. It consists of a nearly circular wall, of very large and small blocks of stones, rudely put together, and about 10 ft. high. Inside, the whole space is divided into a labyrinth of small chambers. It is probably a fortress of the Gallo-Græci. From Baluk-kouyoumji the road passes by Beyjaez, over a barren uncultivated country. 15 h., about 50 m. from Angora, we reach the banks of the Sangarius, a deep and large river, flowing through a wide flat plain.

Mulk, 2 days from Baluk-kouyoumji. — At this village are some curious caverns, probably sepulchral, divided into many irregular chambers.

Sevri-hissar, 1 day's journey. — 5 m. off the road before reaching Sevri-hissar are some ruins at a place called Aslan-köi; but they are probably not ancient. From Sevri-hissar an excursion may be made to the ruins at Bala-hissar, which are very extensive, and appear to have been those of Pessinus.

Alekiam, 1 day's journey. — Here the ruins of the town of Orcistus are to be seen on a rising ground, a few m. S. of the Sangarius.

Hamza Hadji, a Turcoman encampment, 15 m. S. by E.

Some extensive ruins, supposed by Mr. Hamilton to be those of Amorium, exist, about 2 m. off, S. by W. Here part of the wall stands on a flat table-land to the N. of the ruins, which are known by the name of Kherjan Kaleh. We find the remains of a very large town in a dreadful state of dilapidation. Colonel Leake doubtfully marks these ruins as Anabura; but when we recollect that Pessinus is at Bala-hissar, it is probable that this must be Amorium; the distance will perfectly coincide. There are no inscriptions, nor any remains of particular interest.

The road now lies due W. along the end of a plain, and in a valley along the bed of a small stream. In all the burial-places, and at every fountain, are fragments of architecture and inscriptions. At 3½h. is the village of Gumek-köi, a short distance to S.W. of which the Phrygian mountains begin, which extend N.W. to Murad Dagh, S. of Kutaya.

1 m. S.W. of the village, rt. of the road, are the ruins of a town on the slope of a hill, near the entrance of the valley leading to Beyat, 8 or 10 m. distant. Its situation may correspond with that of Anabura.

Beyat, 6½ h. — Hence we proceed through a range of well-wooded but steep and rugged mountains, and, descending on the W. side in a S.W. direction, observe some very remarkable sepulchral chambers excavated in the white rock.

Eski Kara-hissar, 1 day's journey, situated at the head of a small plain 2 m. N.N.W. from the celebrated quarry of Docimitic marble.

A good road over an extensive plain, where much opium is grown, leads to

Afyun Kara-hissar, 4 h., so called from the culture of that plant, afyun being the Turkish word for opium. See Rte. 43.