A day in Sivas: Seljuk madrasas and the Congress building
A walk starting at the Gök Madrasa, named for its turquoise tiles; after the eleven-aisled Ulu Mosque, the Çifte Minareli Madrasa of which only the twin-minaret facade still stands, the hospital (darüşşifa) of İzzeddin Keykavus I and the Buruciye Madrasa, it ends at the museum in the old high school building where the 1919 Sivas Congress convened.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~960 m
- 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.
Route map
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
- 2
~320 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Sivas Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Merkez, Sivas
~0.32 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~330 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Çifte Minareli Medrese (Twin-Minaret Madrasa)
Merkez, Sivas
~0.33 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~70 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Şifaiye Madrasa (Darüşşifa of İzzeddin Keykavus I)
Merkez, Sivas
~0.07 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~90 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Buruciye Madrasa
Merkez, Sivas
~0.09 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 6
~150 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Museum
Sivas Atatürk and Congress Museum
Merkez, Sivas
~0.15 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
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