Sivas Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Sivas province, Turkey
About Sivas
In the first century BC, the Romans called this place Sebaste for their emperor. There are scant remnants of those times as a series of conquerors came, smashed the place and marched on. However in 1174 it fell to the Seljuks, the Turkic people who supplanted Byzantine Rome in this region, and their finemedresesremain. The Ottomans arose in the 13th century and captured Sivas, but in 1400 Tamerlane stormed all the way from Kabul, occupied much of present day Turkey, and almost crushed the Ottoman dynasty. They regained the town in 1408 and held it until the modern republican era. It was here at the congress of 1919 that Atatürk cemented his position of leadership and launched the War of Independence. Sivas stands on a high-altitude plain with hot, dry summers and bitterly cold, snowy winte
Top Attractions in Sivas
Explore the best things to see and do in Sivas:
- ★Archaeological Museum
- ★Buruciye Medrese
- ★Çifte Minareli Madrasa
- ★Cumhuriyet Square
- ★Gök Medrese
- ★Industry School Museum
- ★Kale Mosque
- ★Kurşunlu Hammam
Where to Eat in Sivas
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Lezzetçi
Where to Stay in Sivas
- 🏨Behram Paşa Otel
- 🏨Beyaz Inci Otel
- 🏨Ramada
- 🏨Sivas Büyük Hotel
- 🏨Sivas Keykavus Hotel
- 🏨Sultan Otel
Sivas Travel Guide Sections
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