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Sivas city travel guide
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We have regular trips to Sivas departed from many cities around the country as well as from Istanbul if you would like to have your tours organized as a private one please contact us otherwise you may select one of the small
grous tours that covers Sivas
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Sivas located on the east part
of Central Anatolia and on the interchanges of ancient Silk Road as
well as the famous king\'s roads interchanges passes through the city.
Talaurs,
Sebaste, Danisment, Sibas, Eyalet-i Rum, Megapolis, Eyalet-i Sivas,
Kabira and Diaspolis (the city of the god) are some of the names which
were given by the kingdoms, and empires those ruled over the city in
the history.
The area was an important historical and cultural
center as it\'s the place where the first settlements of Turkish
Republic was found and the birth place of great poet Asik Veysel.
Having
a great value of natural wonders and beauties with it\'s forest,
mountains, streaming waters, rivers, lakes and caves is one of the most
popular city for providing available racecourses and opportunities for
many type of sports, activities and tours such as caravan - camping,
hunting, mountaineering, trekking, sportive fishing and rafting.
The world wide famous Turkish Shepherd Dog (Kangal Kopegi) is famous highlight of the area especially in Kangal Town of Sivas.
Places to visit in Sivas
Ataturk
Congress and Ethnography Museum; It was firstly opened to public as
Mulki Idadi and then with the name of Sultani. During the congress of
famous Sivas Congress in 4th September 1919 the name of the place was
still Sultani and then it was named as Sivas Highschool Building in
1924. The construction was used as a school back until 1981 and it
contains the office of Ataturk and the properties , documents of the
congress is still being displayed without loosing their originality.
The Ethnographic part of the museum displays the weapons and other
war items of Ottoman Empire, Coins of Ottoman Empire, calligraphic arts,
tablets, the carpets which were gathered from the mosques within the
border of Sivas City, famous Sivas Rugs and Carpets, the main office of
Sivas Pavilions from the Ottoman Empire Era, Divrigi Grand Mosque wooden
arts, Copper work pieces, Islamic Arts, showcases / vitrines, Kilim
Collections, and the portrait picture of Mahmud Pasa (the founder of
Sivas Congress Construction) weaved on the rug and lastly the shawls of
Gurun.
Museum of Poet Asik Veysel; The house of great Turkish Poet Asik Veysel
which was nationalized in 1979 and turned into a museum in our present
days. The construction displays the personal stuffs of Asik Veysel,
Photos and poems of the great poet.
Kusakli / Sarissa Ruin was one of the important city of Hittites. The
first agreement between countries which was signed by Hittites and the
Egypt was mentioning the witlessness of the storm god of Sarissa Antique
City. It is the 5th center of Turkey giving Hittites tablets.
Kayalipinar Ruins is also another important Hittites city as the 6th tablet giving center of Turkey.
Maltepe
Mound / Tumulus contains the foundlings that goes back up to early
Bronze Age. Stone Houses without a basement, and plenty of ceramic
pieces are worth to see.
Sivas city pictures
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