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A day in Kırşehir: Ahi Evran and Cacabey

A walking route from the 13th-century Melik Gazi Kümbet to the Cacabey Madrasa, where astronomy is thought to have been taught, then to the Alaeddin Mosque and the tomb of Ahi Evran, regarded as the founder of the Ahi brotherhood; it ends at the Kırşehir Museum, which also has an Ahi section, and the tomb of Âşık Paşa, author of the Garibnâme.

Estimated duration
~3 h 15 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~1.8 km
Getting around
Walking
Stops
6 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Be mindful of prayer times at the mosque and madrasa; keep quiet at the Ahi Evran tomb.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Tomb (türbe)

    Melik Gazi Kümbet

    Merkez, Kırşehir

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  2. 2

    ~200 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Madrasa and külliye (complex)

    Cacabey Madrasa (Astronomy Madrasa)

    Merkez, Kırşehir

    ~0.2 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  3. 3

    ~250 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Kırşehir Alaaddin Mosque

    Merkez, Kırşehir

    ~0.25 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  4. 4

    ~270 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Ahi Evran Mosque and Tomb

    Merkez, Kırşehir

    ~0.27 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  5. 5

    ~70 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Museum

    Kırşehir Museum

    Merkez, Kırşehir

    ~0.07 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  6. 6

    ~980 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Tomb of Aşık Paşa

    Merkez, Kırşehir

    ~0.98 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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