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Siirt and Tillo

A short driving route from central Siirt to Tillo: the Siirt Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque) with its glazed-brick minaret and the Clock Tower, then in Tillo the İsmail Fakirullah Tomb, famous for its light mechanism on March 21 and September 23, the Şeyh İbrahim el-Mücahid Tomb, and the glass viewing terrace of Tillo Castle overlooking the Botan Valley.

Estimated duration
~2 h 30 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~10 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
5 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

Tillo gets very crowded on the mornings of March 21 and September 23, so go early. Observe visiting etiquette at the tombs; on the viewing terrace, respect the capacity limit and staff instructions. The route consists only of points in the provincial and district centers.

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

    Mosque

    Siirt Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)

    Merkez, Siirt

    View place
  2. 2

    ~640 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Clock tower

    Siirt Clock Tower

    Merkez, Siirt

    ~0.64 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place
  3. 3

    ~6.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Tomb of İsmail Fakirullah

    Tillo, Siirt

    ~6.49 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place
  4. 4

    ~60 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Tomb of Şeyh İbrahim el-Mücahid

    Tillo, Siirt

    ~0.06 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place
  5. 5

    ~2.9 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Viewpoint

    Tillo Castle Glass Viewing Terrace

    Tillo, Siirt

    ~2.87 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place