Sivas Province
Sivas Province
Sivas ili | |
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Double Minaret Madrasah, Lake Tödürge, Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital | |
 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Sivas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yılmaz Şimşek |
| Area | 28,164 km2 (10,874 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 634,924 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Sivas Province (
Most of Sivas Province has the typical
Districts
Sivas province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):
History
The route of the
According to the written historical sources, the region of Sivas province was first inhabited during the period of the
The foundations of the modern Turkish Republic were laid in the Sivas Congress assembled on 4 September 1919, during the presidency of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, thus making the province of Sivas important to the history of the Turkish nation.
Geology and geomorphology
Mountains
The main mountains of the Köse Mountains are located in the mountain range; Mount Asmalı (2.406), Mount Tekeli (2.621 m), Mount Köse (3,050 m) and Kızıldağ (3.015 m). Tecer Mountains, Akdağlar, İncebel Mountains, Mount Yama.[3]
Attractions
- Şifaiye Medrese
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church of Tuzhisar, also known as the Armenian St. Virgin Mary Church
- Surp Kevork Church in Tavra
- Alakilise in Zara
- Surp Anapat
- Holy Forty Martyrs Church
- Surb Nshan Monastery
- Sızır Waterfall
- Lake Gökpınar
Economy
Historically, the province produced alum, copper, silver, iron, coal, asbestos, arsenic, and salt.[4]
Gallery
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Lake Gökpınar
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Sivas". mihmandarotel.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/. Mihmandar Uygulama Oteli-Sivas Cumhuriyet University. December 7, 2023. p. 1.
- ^ Prothero, W.G. (1920). Armenia and Kurdistan. London: H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 74–75.