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Things to do in Sivas
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Sightlore has 11 places to explore in Sivas, and 11 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.
Sivas'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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Gök Medrese
Gökmedrese or Gök Medrese, also known as Sahibiye Medresesi, is a 13th-century medrese, an Islamic educational institution, in the city of Sivas, Turkey.
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Sivas Mosque
The Great Mosque of Sivas is a historic mosque located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in the 12th century and is the oldest surviving building in the city. Its minaret was built in the early 13th century.
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Şifaiye Medrese
Şifaiye Medresesi is a medrese built in 1217 in Sivas, Turkey.
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Çifte Minareli Madrasa
Çifte Minareli Medrese, literally "Double Minaret Madrasah", is a former medrese located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in 1271/72 and was commissioned by Shams al-Din Juvayni (Şemseddin Cüveynî, died 1284) an Ilkhanid vizier.
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Buruciye Medresesi
Buruciye Medrese or Buruciye Madrasah is a former medrese, in Sivas, Turkey.
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Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum
Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum is a museum in Sivas, Turkey.
Discovery routes in Sivas
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Seljuk Madrasas of Sivas
A walk in the historic centre: the Blue Madrasa, the Buruciye and Şifaiye madrasas, the Double Minaret Madrasa, the Great Mosque and the Congress Museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Buruciye Medresesi
Buruciye Medrese or Buruciye Madrasah is a former medrese, in Sivas, Turkey.
Şifaiye Medrese
Şifaiye Medresesi is a medrese built in 1217 in Sivas, Turkey.
Çifte Minareli Madrasa
Çifte Minareli Medrese, literally "Double Minaret Madrasah", is a former medrese located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in 1271/72 and was commissioned by Shams al-Din Juvayni (Şemseddin Cüveynî, died 1284) an Ilkhanid vizier.
Bent Bridge
The Bent Bridge or Curved Bridge is a stone arch bridge over the Kızılırmak River 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of the center of Sivas in Central Anatolia, Turkey.
Kuşaklı
Kuşaklı (also known as Šarišša, Kuşaklı-Sarissa) is an archaeological site in Turkey. During the ancient Hittite period, it was known as Sarissa.
Museums
Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum
Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum is a museum in Sivas, Turkey.
Archaeological museum Sivas
The Sivas Archaeology Museum, in a 1914 building opened as a museum in 1983, shows finds from Central Anatolia, including Hittite Sarissa.
Places of worship
Gök Medrese
Gökmedrese or Gök Medrese, also known as Sahibiye Medresesi, is a 13th-century medrese, an Islamic educational institution, in the city of Sivas, Turkey.
Sivas Mosque
The Great Mosque of Sivas is a historic mosque located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in the 12th century and is the oldest surviving building in the city. Its minaret was built in the early 13th century.
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital was built in 1228–1229 by the local dynasty of the Mengujekids in the small Anatolian town of Divriği, now in Sivas Province, Turkey. The complex is in the upper town, below the citadel.
Şarkışla Ulu Mosque
The Great Mosque of Şarkışla was built in 1669 by Mehmet Ağa of Üsküdar and restored in 2016.
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