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Things to do in Kayseri
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Sightlore has 18 places to explore in Kayseri, and 18 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Kayseri's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Çifte Madrasah
Çifte Medrese, also known as the Gevher Nesibe Medical Complex is a 13th-century medical and educational complex located in Kayseri, Turkey.
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Ulu Mosque, Kayseri
The Great Mosque of Kayseri (Sultan Mosque) was built in the mid-12th century by the Danishmendids and was the largest building in the city at the time.
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Kayseri Castle
Kayseri Castle is a castle built in antiquity and first mentioned in a coin during the rule of Gordian III between 238 and 244 AD.
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Döner Kümbet
Döner Kümbet is a 13th-century Seljuk tomb tower with a conical roof and finely carved reliefs of trees of life, lions and eagles, built for Şah Cihan Hatun.
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Hunat Hatun Complex
The Hunat Hatun Complex is a historic Islamic religious complex in Kayseri, Turkey.
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Sahabiye Madrasa
Sahabiye Medrese is a historical 13th-century madrasa in Kayseri, Turkey.
Discovery routes in Kayseri
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Seljuk Heritage of Kayseri
The basalt-walled Kayseri Castle, the Hunat Hatun Complex, the Great Mosque, the Sahabiye Madrasa, the Gevher Nesibe medical museum and Döner Kümbet.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kayseri Castle
Kayseri Castle is a castle built in antiquity and first mentioned in a coin during the rule of Gordian III between 238 and 244 AD.
Hunat Hatun Complex
The Hunat Hatun Complex is a historic Islamic religious complex in Kayseri, Turkey.
Sahabiye Madrasa
Sahabiye Medrese is a historical 13th-century madrasa in Kayseri, Turkey.
Döner Kümbet
Döner Kümbet is a 13th-century Seljuk tomb tower with a conical roof and finely carved reliefs of trees of life, lions and eagles, built for Şah Cihan Hatun.
Ağırnas
Ağırnas is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Melikgazi, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,554 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
Kültepe
Kültepe, also known under its ancient name Kaneš or Neša (Nesha), is an archaeological site in Kayseri Province, Turkey.
Şahruh Bridge
Şahruh Bridge is a historical bridge in Turkey located in the village of Karaözü in the Sarıoğlan ilçe (district) of Kayseri province.
Tekgöz Bridge
Tekgöz Bridge is a historic bridge in Turkey over the Kızılırmak River (the Halys of antiquity), located in Kayseri Province about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Kayseri city, at Its elevation with respect to sea level is 980 metres (3,220 ft).
Museums
Çifte Madrasah
Çifte Medrese, also known as the Gevher Nesibe Medical Complex is a 13th-century medical and educational complex located in Kayseri, Turkey.
Kayseri Archaeology Museum
Kayseri Archaeology Museum is a museum in Kayseri, Turkey.
Mimar Sinan and City Museum
The Mimar Sinan and City Museum in a new city park tells the life and works of the great Ottoman architect Sinan, born near Kayseri, together with the city's history and heritage.
Places of worship
Ulu Mosque, Kayseri
The Great Mosque of Kayseri (Sultan Mosque) was built in the mid-12th century by the Danishmendids and was the largest building in the city at the time.
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Kayseri
The Armenian Church of St Gregory the Illuminator in Kayseri was first built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 19th. It is one of the few Armenian churches in central Anatolia still in use for occasional services.
Monuments
Relief of Fraktin
The Hittite rock relief Fıraktın relief (or Fraktın) is located roughly 50 km south of Kayseri in the province of the same name in southern Turkey, at Fıraktın on the bank of the Enzel Dere, a tributary of the Zamantı Irmağı.
Relief of İmamkulu
The Hittite İmamkullu relief (previously also İmamkulu) is a rock relief near the town of İmamkullu in Tomarza district in Kayseri Province, Turkey.
Reliefs of Taşçı
The two Taşçı reliefs are rock reliefs from the time of the Hittite empire. They are two kilometres south of Taşçı in Develi district, Kayseri Province, Turkey. They are known in Turkish as Yazılı Kaya ("Inscribed cliffs").
Nature
Mount Erciyes
Mount Erciyes is an inactive volcano in Kayseri Province, Turkey. It is a large stratovolcano surrounded by many monogenetic vents and lava domes, and one maar.
Kapuzbashi Waterfalls
The Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls in Yahyalı are seven spring-fed waterfalls pouring from the cliffs of the Zamantı valley; the tallest is among the highest in Turkey.
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