AVANOS (VENESSA)

It is a small town famous for its pottery and carpets. It is built along the banks of the Kizilirmak (Halys River), the longest river originating and ending within the borders of Turkey; 1,355 km / 842 miles. Halys means "salty river". It originates from the northeast of Central Anatolia (Kizildag 3,025 m / 9,920 ft.) after making a curve, flows into the Black Sea at Bafra Cape. Its water is colored by Cappadocia’s rich deposits of clay, hence Kizilirmak, the Red River.