Sivas

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Sivas
Municipality
Clockwise from top: Governorship Building, Historical Gendarmerie Barracks, Republic Monument, Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum, Gök Medrese, Bent Bridge
Sivas Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Sivas Sivas (Turkey Central Anatolia) Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia
Coordinates: 39°45′N 37°01′E / 39.750°N 37.017°E / 39.750; 37.017
Country	Turkey
Province	Sivas
District	Sivas
Government
• Mayor	Adem Uzun (BBP)
Elevation	1,285 m (4,216 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	365,274
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	58000
Area code	0346
Website	www.sivas.bel.tr

Sivas (Latin and Greek: Sebastia, Sebastea, Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή,^[2] Armenian: Սեբաստիա, romanized: Sebastia^[3]) is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.^[4] Its population is 365,274 (2022).^[1]

The city, which lies at an elevation of 1,278 metres (4,193 ft) in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a moderately-sized trade centre and industrial city, although the economy has traditionally been based on agriculture. Rail repair shops and a thriving manufacturing industry of rugs, bricks, cement, and cotton and woolen textiles form the mainstays of the city's economy. The surrounding region is a cereal-producing area with large deposits of iron ore which are worked at Divriği.

Sivas is also a communications hub for the north–south and east–west trade routes to Iraq and Iran, respectively. With the development of railways, the city gained new economic importance as junction of important rail lines linking the cities of Ankara, Kayseri, Samsun, and Erzurum. The city is linked by air to Istanbul and İzmir. The popular name Sebastian derives from Sebastianòs, Σεβαστιανός, meaning someone from the city.^[2][5]

Name

The name of the city is a truncated form of its

Little is known of Sivas' history prior to its emergence in the

The city was acquired by Ottoman Sultan

On 2 July 1993, 37 participants in an

In the mid 19th century, Sivas had 17,000 inhabitants, with a majority of Muslim Turks.[18] In 1914, Sivas had 45,000 inhabitants: a third were Armenians, the rest Turks and 1,500 Greeks.^[18] In July 1915, Armenian families were deported as part of the Armenian genocide.^[18] Greeks were removed as part of the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.^[18] In 1925, there were 3,000 Armenians left around Sivas.^[18] By 1929, Armenians numbered 1,200. In 1939 the total population was 35,000, including 2000 Armenians.^[18] In the 1970s, there were 300 Armenians.^[18] In the 1990s, there were 50 Armenians.^[18]

Climate

Sivas has a continental climate (Köppen: Dsb, Trewartha: Dc), with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The driest months are July and August and the wettest are April and May.

Economy

Historically, Sivas was known for producing cereal.

Sights

A cultural hub as well as an industrial one, Sivas contains many examples of 12th and 13th-century

The city also contains some fine examples of the Ottoman architectural style. The most prominent example of Ottoman architecture in the city is the Kale Camii ("Citadel Mosque"), built in 1580 by Mehmet Pasha, an Ottoman vizier.^[22] Kurşunlu Hamamı ("Leaden Bath") which was completed in 1576, is the largest historic bathhouse in the city and it contains many details from the classical Ottoman bath building. Behrampaşa Hanı (a caravanserai), was completed in 1573 and it is famous for the lion motifs around its windows.

Atatürk Congress and Ethnography Museum (Atatürk Kongre ve Etnografya Müzesi) is a museum with two sections. One is a dedicated to the Ottoman heritage of Sivas. The other is to the Sivas Congress, one of the pivotal moments in the Turkish national movement. Other museums include the Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum and the Sivas Archaeology Museum. The Madımak Science and Culture Centre is housed in the former Madımak Hotel.^[23]

The modern heart of the city is Hükümet Square (Hükümet Meydanı, also called Konak Meydanı) located just next to the Governor's mansion. This area is also home to many of the city's high end hotels and restaurants. The city's shoppers usually head to Atatürk Avenue.

Sivas is also famous for its thermal springs which have a respectable percentage in the city's income. People believe that the water of these thermal springs can cure many illnesses. The most famous thermal areas are, Sıcak Çermik, Soğuk Çermik and Kangal Balıklı Kaplıca.

Sport

Football is the most popular sport: in the older districts above the city centre children often kick balls around in the evenings in the smallest streets. The city's football club is Sivasspor, which plays its games at the New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium. The club currently plays in Süper Lig.

Cuisine

Specialties of Sivas are tarhana (a soup made using sour yogurt), kelecos (a sour potato soup made with yoghurt) and

Municipality of Sivas mayors

• Refah Party
  )
• AK Party
  )
• BBP
  )
• 2014-2019 – Sami Aydın (AK Party)
• 2019-present – Hilmi Bilgin (AK Party)

International relations

See also:

twinned with:^[24]

• Grozny, Russia^[24]
• Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina^[24]
• Adama, Ethiopia^[24]
• Baku, Azerbaijan^[24]
• Alicante, Spain^[24]
• Clermont-Ferrand, France^[24][25]

See also

• List of people from Sivas
• Şifaiye Medrese
• Sivas Congress
• Kangal Dog
• Kangal Fish
• Divriği Great Mosque
• Rûm Eyalet
• Sivas massacre

References

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External links

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