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Yozgat
The Bozok Plateau and the first national park
Yozgat lies within the bend of the Kızılırmak, on the high steppe known as the Bozok Plateau. The city developed under the Çapanoğulları, who ruled the region in the 18th century; the Baroque-influenced Çapanoğlu Mosque, the clock tower and the wooden mansions are the legacy of this period. Yozgat Çamlığı (pine forest), just south of the city, was declared Türkiye's first national park in 1958. Around Sorgun, the Iron Age capital on Kerkenes Mountain and the Alişar, Çadır and Uşaklı mounds show the region's importance in the Hittite and earlier periods. Basilica Therma in Sarıkaya is a Roman bath where hot water has flowed since the 2nd century. Kazankaya Canyon in Aydıncık and Üçtepeler in Sorgun for nature, and testi kebabı (pottery kebab), arabaşı and çanak peyniri for the table, make Yozgat worth a visit.
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Church
Akdağmadeni Church
Akdağmadeni, Yozgat
A three-aisled basilica-plan cut-stone church built in 1862 for the Greek population working in the lead mines.
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Alişar Höyük
Sorgun, Yozgat
A city visited by Assyrian merchants, with layers stretching from the Neolithic to the Phrygian period, very probably the Kuššara of Hittite sources.
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Basilica Therma (Kral Kızı Hamamı)
Sarıkaya, Yozgat
A Roman bath built in the 2nd century whose geothermal water still flows; the symbol of Sarıkaya and on the UNESCO Tentative List.
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Castle
Behramşah Castle (Muşalikalesi)
Akdağmadeni, Yozgat
A castle dated to the 13th-century Seljuk period on a high hill north of the village of Muşalikalesi, and the 15th-century tombs at its foot.
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Çadır Höyük
Sorgun, Yozgat
A mound on the Kanak Suyu plain with settlement from 5200 BC to Byzantium, proposed to be the Hittite cult city of Zippalanda.
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Çapanoğlu (Great) Mosque
Merkez, Yozgat
A mosque commissioned in 1779 by Çapanoğlu Mustafa Bey, governor of the Bozok sanjak, one of the important examples of Turkish Baroque in Anatolia.
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Tomb (türbe)
Tomb of Çerkez İsa Bey and Kümbetli Mosque
Çayıralan, Yozgat
A cut-stone kümbet with an iwan and pointed cap dated 1587-88 in central Çayıralan, and the 16th-century mosque beside it.
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Archaeological site
Çeşka Underground City
Merkez, Yozgat
A multi-level underground settlement on a high hill northeast of the city, consisting of galleries, rooms and rock tombs.
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Han and caravanserai
Çınçınlı Sultan Hanı
Saraykent, Yozgat
A Seljuk caravanserai, ruined today, commissioned in 1240–1241 by Mahperi Hatun, wife of Sultan Alâeddin Keykubad I.
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Bridge
Delice Bridge (Yerköy)
Yerköy, Yozgat
A four-arched stone bridge over the Delice River, thought to stand on the site of a Roman-period bridge.
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Mosque
Hacı Ahmet Ağa Mosque (Boğazlıyan)
Boğazlıyan, Yozgat
A mosque with a wooden ceiling in central Boğazlıyan, said to have been built before 1719, known for its minaret of checkered colored stone.
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Historic fountain
Hamidiye Clock Fountain
Merkez, Yozgat
A square fountain of white cut stone with a clock on it, built in 1900 for the 25th anniversary of Abdülhamid II's accession.
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Karakız Hittite Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
Sorgun, Yozgat
A sculpture workshop in a Late Bronze Age Hittite quarry, with unfinished lion bases and a large basin.
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Canyon
Kazankaya Canyon
Aydıncık, Yozgat
A steep canyon 10–12 km long cut by the Çekerek River between the volcanic Kazankaya cliffs.
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Kerkenes (Pteria) Archaeological Site
Sorgun, Yozgat
A 6th-century BC Iron Age capital on Kerkenes Dağı, surrounded by 7 km of walls, thought to be Herodotus's Pteria.
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Bridge
Koşa Bridge
Şefaatli, Yozgat
A historic stone bridge with pointed arches over the Aksu in central Şefaatli, today reserved for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Tomb (türbe)
Tomb of Şah Sultan Hatun
Çandır, Yozgat
A kümbet with an octagonal body and pyramidal cap, commissioned in 1499–1500 by the Dulkadirid Şahruh Bey for his wife Şah Sultan Hatun.
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Mosque
Saray Çapanoğlu Mosque
Yerköy, Yozgat
A mosque with wooden posts in Saray, attached to Yerköy, commissioned in 1749 by Çapanoğlu Ahmet Paşa according to its candlestick inscriptions.
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Tavium Ancient City
Merkez, Yozgat
The largest city of the Galatians' Trocmi tribe, in the village of Büyüknefes; an important road junction in the Roman period.
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Mosque
Tokmak Hasan Paşa Mosque (Paşaköy)
Şefaatli, Yozgat
A village mosque in Paşaköy, attached to Şefaatli, dated 1773-74, notable for its wooden posts and ceiling with Western-style decoration.
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Nature park
Üçtepeler Nature Park
Sorgun, Yozgat
A 172-hectare nature park with Scots pine and black pine forest on the hills overlooking the Sorgun district center.
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Uşaklı Höyük
Sorgun, Yozgat
A mound north of Kerkenes Dağı, a strong candidate for Zippalanda, the cult city of the Storm God, with monumental Hittite buildings.
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Yozgat Çamlığı National Park
Merkez, Yozgat
Türkiye's first national park, declared in 1958; a relict black pine forest in the middle of the steppe just south of the city.
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Yozgat Museum (Nizamoğlu Mansion)
Merkez, Yozgat
In the wooden Nizamoğlu Mansion built in 1871; archaeology on the lower floor and Yozgat ethnography on the upper floor.
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Yozgat Clock Tower
Merkez, Yozgat
The symbol of Cumhuriyet Square, a clock tower built in 1908 with a seven-story shaft and a single ornate balcony.
Practical information
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- Most mounds and archaeological sites are excavation areas; visitor facilities may be limited
- Climate
- Continental; cold, snowy winters and mild, dry summers
- Best season
- May–September
- Getting there
- The Ankara–Sivas high-speed train line passes through the province; the nearest airports are Ankara Esenboğa and Kayseri; about 220 km to Ankara by road
- Getting around
- The Çapanoğlu Mosque, the Clock Tower and the Yozgat Museum are in the center; a private vehicle is needed for archaeological sites