Area: 11.003 km² , Population: 263.676
GENERAL INFORMATION
Siirt is a valuable place to be seen with climate that four seasons passes by most beautiful way, , productive soils that every kind of vegetable and fruit breed, blankets and carpets that hand made and produced by eye - straining work, curative Pervari honey, large seeded peanut, Zivzik Narı that has unique tasting, natural beauties, historical creations, Islamic saints died in city. Thermal springs, tombs, historical Mosques, Castles and bridges are take important place in historical and touristic values of Siirt city.
HOW TO GET
Roadway: The road directional east - west, lies between Diyarbakır - Siirt cities, is the most important road in connection of city. Coach station is 1 km far away from city center, and arrival occupied by company services, municipality busses and city interior mini busses.
Air way: Airport that has 14 km far away to city center, arrival occupied by company busses. Voyages connecting from Ankara can be found in every day of week.
Railway: Railway that comes from route passes on the Diyarbakır and Batman cities paralel to roadway, ends at Kurtalan county. Train station distance to city center is 28 km.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Seeing Veysal Karani Hazretleri and İbrahim Hakkı Hazretleri tombs,
- Visiting Ulu Mosque,
- Eating Siirt Büryanı,
- Tasting Perde Pilavı (rice),
- Buying blanket woven with mohair,
- Buying Bıtım soap.
VEYSEL KARANI MAUSOLEUM
The mausoleum of Veysel Karani is located in Ziyaret Locality of Baykan district, on Diyarbakır - Bitlis highway 40 kilometers away from Siirt province..The mausoleum which was constructed by the locally manufactured plaster known as "cas" in 1901 and was covered with a dome. The structure was collapsed in 1967 and a replacement new mausoleum was constructed after that date. Each year, 16th and 17th days of May is celebrated as the remembrance day of Veysel Karani. In the spring season, especially in May, the mausoleum is frequently visited by tourists from the entire country.
CAVES
There are lots of caves formed because of lime stone formations take important place in the cities geologic formation. In the some of those caves there are traces that they used as settlement place. Those natural caves that formed by dissolve of lime stone with water because it has little resistance to water, generally concentrated towards valley. Most famous ones are Botan Caves.
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