Sivas Province · Turkey
Sivas travel guide
Sivas is a city in Sivas Province, Turkey, home to about 365,000 people.
- Best months
- May to October
- Nearest airport
- VAS12 km · Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
About
About Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.
In the first century BC, the Romans called this place Sebaste for their emperor. There are scant remnants of those times as a series of conquerors came, smashed the place and marched on. However in 1174 it fell to the Seljuks, the Turkic people who supplanted Byzantine Rome in this region, and their fine medreses remain. The Ottomans arose in the 13th century and captured Sivas, but in 1400 Tamerlane stormed all the way from Kabul, occupied much of present day Turkey, and almost crushed the Ottoman dynasty. They regained the town in 1408 and held it until the modern republican era.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sivas
See
- Buruciye Medrese
- Çifte Minareli Madrasa
- Gök Medrese
- Şifaiye Medrese
- Kale Mosque
- Sivas Grand Mosque
- Cumhuriyet Square
- Sivas City Museum
- Sivas Atatürk ve Kongre Müzesi
- Hamidiye Kültür Parkı
- Archaeological Museum
- Industry School Museum
Do
- Kurşunlu Hammam
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When to go
The best time to visit Sivas
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sivas are May to October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; May is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sivas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tokat Airport (TJK, 83 km) is also within reach.
VAS · Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport
TJK · Tokat Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Sivas
Drink
Just east of Meydan are Rain Pub, Merkez Türkü Bar, Sis Pub and Kervan Biranesi.
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Questions
Sivas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sivas?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sivas are May to October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; May is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sivas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tokat Airport (TJK, 83 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Sivas?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Sivas
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.