a town of Asiatic Turkey, in the pashalic and 55 miles N.W. of Sivas, near the Jezil Irmak, the ancient Iris. It is enclosed on three sides by lofty hills of limestone, which in some places form almost perpendicular cliffs, and is open only towards the N.E. The whole appearance of the town is wretched in the extreme; the streets are dirty, narrow, and unpaved; none of the houses are of better materials than sunburnt bricks, and many of them are mere wooden sheds covered with tiles. The town is frequently injured by fires; and the dirt and luxuriant vegetation, along with the quantities of fruit, produce in the summer and autumn malignant fevers, which are very destructive. The only important buildings are the mosques, fifteen in number, the Armenian churches, some of which are very handsome; a good stone bazaar, with others of an inferior kind, and some old khans. Some manufactures are carried on to a considerable extent here; there are dyeing and cotton printing works, woollen, linen, silk, and cotton factories, copper foundries, &c. The trade of the place was formerly extensive, but has fallen off very much, and is now confined to the supply of the neighbouring villages; the khans and bazaars are almost empty, and the streets show few signs of bustle or animation. It was at Tokat that the missionary Henry Martyn died, on his return from India in 1812. Pop. 60,000.