Central Anatolia · Plate code 58
Sivas
Sivas is home to some of the finest madrasas of the Seljuk era. The Gök, Çifte Minareli and Buruciye madrasas are in the city centre, and the UNESCO-listed Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği and the Fish Spa at Kangal are the province's highlights.
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© Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0Religious · Divriği
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
A 13th-century complex considered a masterpiece of stone carving, UNESCO World Heritage.
© Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0Historic · Merkez
Gök Madrasa
A 13th-century Seljuk madrasa with blue-tiled minarets.
© Alen Ištoković · CC BY 3.0Nature · Kangal
Kangal Fish Spa
Thermal pools where small fish live.
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Highlights
Places
Great Mosque of Divriği
Gök Madrasa
Fish Spa
Kangal dog
Tastes
Sivas köfte
Local food and products
- Dish
Sivas köfte
Grilled butcher-style meatballs served with peppers.
- Dish
Madımak
A local dish of a wild green cooked with bulgur.
When to go
May to October is best; winters are very cold and snowy.
Getting there
- Airports
- Sivas Nuri Demirağ Havalimanı (VAS)
- Bus terminal
- Sivas bus terminal has services to major cities, and there is an Ankara-Sivas high-speed rail line.
Districts 17 districts
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