Keybele
İncesu Canyon & Kybele Relief
Located within the secrets of İncesi village in Ortaköy District and called Uzungeçit by the villagers, the canyon called İncesu Canyon in Çorum and Kazankaya Canyon in Yozgat is 12.5 km long. There are Alan Mountains with a height of 1363 meters in the east, and Malbelen Hill in the west. Both slopes of the canyon are steep rocks, and it is possible to come across forest areas in places. The canyon is suitable for rafting and trekking sports. The canyon, a natural wonder, is a place worth seeing. Trekking route: It starts from Yozgat Province - Aydıncık District - Kazankaya Town and ends in Çorum - Ortaköy - İncesu Village. It is thought that the track is suitable for rafting during periods when the water flow rate is intense. At other times, the canyon can be used as a hiking trail to observe a natural wonder. There are wall ruins dating back to the Hellenistic Period (2nd century BC) and stair-stepped water cisterns, called caves by the public, on the rocks rising on both sides of the canyon through which the Çekerek river, whose ancient name is Scylax, flows. The relief, which was first seen by Satulmuş UYSAL from İncesu village in 1985, is approximately 1 km from İncesu Village. In the distance, on the left side towards the direction of the water flow, there is a goddess relief on the rocks, 1.5 meters above the river bed. The goddess, built in a niche, overlooks the Çekerek (Scylax) river flowing in front of her and the castle located on high rocks opposite. The goddess, thought to be sitting on a throne, holds a lion cub in her left hand. It is said that she is Kybele with these features.