History and archaeology / Castle
Divriği Castle and Kale Mosque
Divriği, Sivas
Mengujekid-period walls on a steep hill dominating the Çaltı Çayı valley, and the Kale Mosque with its inscription dated 1181.
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Its story
Divriği Castle is built on a steep hill above the district overlooking the Çaltı Çayı (Çaltı Stream) valley. Of strategic importance since the Byzantine period, the castle largely took its present appearance with its cut-stone walls built in the Mengujekid period in the 13th century; a square-plan firing tower is its best-preserved part. On the entrance arch of the Kale Mosque inside the castle are an inscription dated 1181 in the name of the Mengujekid Seyfeddin Şehinşah and the architect's signature of Hasan bin Firuz of Maragheh. From the hilltop the Ulu Mosque and Darüşşifa and the old Divriği houses are seen at a glance. The road up is steep and rough in places.
Key facts
- Period
- Byzantine; Mengujekid (12th–13th century)
- Admission
- Free
- Kale Mosque
- 1181
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Hiking
Location
39.37534, 38.12320
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/divrigi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131901852