fair is put on by the farmers, who celebrate the soil's fertility, knowing that the exhausting and difficult tasks are out of the way for the time being. A circus, theater groups and contests are organized on one end, with a lively open marketplace on the other. The famous hand-woven material of G├╢mbe, and especially Barak kilims (woven rugs) and fine cotton clothes can be purchased at this fair. @The G├╢mbe Plateau@ is also the starting point for climbing trails up to the top of Mt. Akda├░. If you