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Sivas & Divriği

5 places · 1 route · Central Anatolia

A Seljuk city on the high plateau, and a remote mountain town with the most extraordinary stone carving in Anatolia.

Today in Sivas & Divriği: sunrise 06:46 · sunset 17:41 (calculated)

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Seljuk Sivas and Divriği1 day · 2 stops

Open / closed: Istanbul time, Thu 03:15. Ticket = foreign-visitor price. Visit times are our estimates.

  1. Culture · 104 km ~2.8 h by road

    Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği

    Hours not verified Not verified ~45 min–1.3 h

  2. Culture · 100 m ~1 min walk

    Great Mosque of Sivas

    Hours not verified Not verified ~15–30 min

  3. Culture · 200 m ~2 min walk

    Seljuk madrasas of Sivas

    Open space Free ~45 min–1.3 h

  4. Culture · 400 m ~6 min walk

    Gök Medrese (Sivas)

    Hours not verified Not verified ~20–40 min

  5. Culture · 950 m ~13 min walk

    Sivas Archaeological Museum

    Closed now €3 ~45 min–1 h

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On this map and in our themes: Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (hidden gem)

Local food with a registered name: Sivas Köftesi

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Climate: when to go

Monthly averages for Sivas province: warmest in August (average high 29.7 °C), coldest in January (average low -6.2 °C). Averages hide heat waves and cold snaps — check the forecast before you travel.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°10°16°21°25°29°30°26°19°11°4°
Average low-6°-6°-1°4°8°11°13°13°10°5°0°-4°
Sunshine, hours a day2.73.75.06.68.010.111.511.49.46.34.32.4
Rainy days10912141593359910

Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM), 1991–2020 climate normals for Sivas province (this month is highlighted). Values are averages for the whole province as MGM publishes them, not for one beach or hill.

About Divriği

Sivas has a compact group of thirteenth-century Seljuk colleges in its centre, and the building where the 1919 Sivas Congress met. It is also a stop on the Eastern Express line.

Divriği, a small town in the mountains to the south-east, keeps a mosque and hospital founded in 1228 whose carved stone portals have no equal in Anatolia; they are the reason most travellers make the long trip.

Is Divriği worth visiting?

For lovers of architecture and stone carving, absolutely — the north portal is unforgettable. For others it is a long detour for a single monument.

Plan a night in Sivas and a full day for Divriği; the Eastern Express makes an atmospheric way to arrive.

Best for
Architecture lovers, Eastern Express travellers, UNESCO-site collectors.
How long
1–2 days.
Getting there
Sivas has an airport and high-speed trains from Ankara; Divriği is reached by road (about three hours) or by the Doğu Ekspresi and regional trains. General directions, not checked against timetables.

Best time to go May–Jun · Sep–Oct

Late spring and early autumn; winters on the Sivas plateau are long and very cold.

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