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Municipality in Kütahya, Turkey
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Çavdarhisar is a village in Central Anatolia 57 km southwest of Kütahya. It's at an elevation of 1017 m (3337 ft) and had population of 2084 in 2020. The only reason to visit is for the Roman ruins of Aizanoi scattered in and around the village.
Comfy clean friendly pansiyon right by Aizanoi.
By bus
Buses and dolmuşes run frequently from Kütahya bus station southwest down highway D240, taking an hour to Çavdarhisar - ask for Çavdır, "CHAHV-duhr".
By road
From Kütahya it's 57 km. Start southbound on D650, then after 5 km branch onto D240, signposted for Çavdarhisar, Aizanoi, Gediz and Simav.
Walk. The village was damaged in the earthquake of 1970 and it was rebuilt to a grid pattern along a loop of highway, with D240 bypassing to the east.
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