Historical Ferhat Water Canal
This canal, which dates back to the Late Hellenistic - Early Roman period, was built in order to meet the water needs of the ancient city of Amasya, by carving rocks, opening tunnels, building walls in places, and using a balance system in accordance with the slope of the land. These canals, also called "Ferhat Water Canal", are 6 km long. The approximately 2 km long section of the canal, parallel to the highway in the Ferhatarası location, can be easily viewed from the outside. Because it is located at the foothills of Ferhat Mountain, it was referred to the famous folk tale Ferhat and Şirin. According to legend, Ferhat is a famous miniaturist who lived during the Persian period. While Sultan Mehmene was decorating the mansion that Banu had built for her sister Şirin, they see Şirin and fall in love with each other. Ferhat informs the Sultan and asks for Şirin. The Sultan does not want to give his sister away. In order to distract Ferhat, he stipulates that he must pierce the Elma Mountain and bring water to the city. Ferhat begins to climb mountains with the love of love. Mehmene Banu sends her old nanny to Ferhat, who is about to complete the channel through which the water will flow by drilling into the mountain, and delivers the news that Şirin has died. Upon hearing this sad news, Ferhat throws the ashtray he was holding in his hand into the air, and the falling ashtray hits Ferhat's head and Ferhat dies there. Şirin, who received Ferhat's sad news, comes to the rock where the incident took place with fear and excitement. When he sees that Ferhat is dead, he cannot bear the pain and rolls down the rocks and dies there. They bury both lovers side by side on the rocks where they died. They say that every spring, two roses grow on two graves. Just as they were about to meet each other, a black bush appeared in the middle of the graves and prevented the two roses from meeting.
