12 Facts About Sivas

Sivas is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province.

Sivas is a communications hub for the north–south and east–west trade routes to Iraq and Iran, respectively.

The name "Sivas" is the Turkish version deriving from the name Sebasteia, as the city was known during the late Roman empire.

Under Seljuk rule, Sivas was an important center of trade along the silk road and site of a citadel, along with mosques and madrasas, four of which survive today and one of which houses the Sivas Museum.

Under the Ottomans, Sivas served as the administrative center of the Eyalet of Rum until about the late 19th century.

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The Armenian Apostolic Church maintained six Armenian churches in Sivas, being the Meryemana, Surp Sarkis, Surp Minas, Surp Prgitsh, Surp Hagop, and Surp Kevork; four monasteries, Surp Nschan, Surp Hreshdagabed, Surp Anabad, and Surp Hntragadar; an Armenian Apostolic orphanage, and several schools.

Sivas has a continental climate, with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Cultural hub as well as an industrial one, Sivas contains many examples of 12th and 13th-century Seljuk architecture.

Sivas is famous for its thermal springs which have a respectable percentage in the city's income.

Specialties of Sivas are tarhana, kelecos and katmer, a flaky pastry-bread which can be consumed on its own.

One distinct feature of Sivas cooking is the use of madimak, which is a local herb used similarly to spinach.

Sivas kebabi is a variety of kebab originating from Sivas.