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Area: 28.488 km² , Population: 755.091
GENERAL INFORMATION
The province of Sivas is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian Region and is located on the course of the historical Silk Road and the Kings Road. The province of Sivas provides interesting vacation possibilities for visitors with its natural beauties, historical background and thermal springs.
HOW TO GET
Highway : Bus Station: The bus station is located in the city center and the transportation is possible via minibuses and municipality buses
Railway : The railway station is located in the city center and the transportation is possible via minibuses and municipality buses.
Air Transportation : The Sivas Airport is located at 20 km. distance to the city center and the transportation is possible via the service busses of the flight company.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Visiting Atatürk Congress and Ethnography Museum,
- Visiting Gök Theological School and Double Minaret Theological School,
- Visiting Divriği Ulu Mosque and Darüşşifası and Divriği Mansions, Kangal Thermal Spring with fishes and the Kangal dogs raised in Ulaş Governmental Production Ranch.,
- Tasting Sivas Kebab at the city center,
- Buying Sivas carpet and pileless carpet, Sivas silverware, Sivas knife, mouthpiece and pen
- Participating the 4 September Culture and Art Festival.
ATATURK CONGRESS AND ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM
The structure in which the Sivas Congress was held between the dates 4 - 11 September 1919 was used as a Sivas High School until 1981. The official meetings of the Sivas Congress were held between the dates 4 - 11 September 1919 at the hall which was used as a headquarter by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Heyet-i Temsiliye (Representative Committee) for three and a half months. The structure was rearranged as a museum in 1990.
GOK THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
The structure is located in the city center. It was constructed by the Seljukian vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin Ali in 1271. The structure was named as Gök Theological School because of the blue tiles on the double minarets rising at both sides of the gate. The corolla gate which is one of the wonders of the plastic arts is constructed from the marble and the both sides of the gate is covered with one in another animal figures. There is a small mosque at the right side of the entrance while the chamber of Dar-ül Hadis is located at the left side.
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