Why visit Divriği
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Highlights include Divriği Castle and Kesdoğan Castle.
Weather in Divriği
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About Divriği
Divriği (Kurdish: Dîvrîgî; Armenian: Տեւրիկ, romanized: Tevrik) is a town of eleven thousand people in Sivas Province, Turkey, and is the district capital of Divriği District. The town lies on a gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river which flows into the Euphrates.
From the Wikipedia article Divriği (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Divriği on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship1
Divriği Great Mosque
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.7 km
Ulu Cami Caddesi, Sivas
Shopping6
History
The Hittites may have mined and made use of the iron ore in the area.
In the 9th century the town was known as Abrik and controlled by the Paulicians with the support of Arabs and the emir of Malatya. It had been founded ca. 850 by Karbeas, the leader of the Paulicians, a heretical Armenian sect. The Paulicians fortified it and used it as refuge and the capital of their state during the ninth century.
Later called Tephrike (Greek: Τεφρική) it was recaptured by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Basil I and was temporarily named Leontokome (after Emperor Leo VI) and made into a thema. In the early eleventh century, the town was part of the territory given to the Armenian king Seneqerim-Hovhannes of Vaspurakan in exchange for his lands in Vaspurakan.
After the battle of Manzikert (present day Malazgirt), Divriği came under the control of the Sultanate of Rûm. The Mengüjeks built the Great Mosque and hospital. A medieval castle, with remains mostly from the thirteenth century, is situated on top of a steep hill overlooking the town.
From the History section of Divriği on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare6
Divriği Sadık Özgür Devlet Hastanesi
Hospital · 2.1 km
590 Atatürk Caddesi, Sivas
Map of Divriği
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Getting there and nearby towns
Malatya Airport (MLX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 104 km away.
- Kemaliye 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Kale 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- İliç 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Arapgir 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- İmranlı 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Hekimhan 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Kangal 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Zara 66 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Kuluncak 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Arguvan 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Divrigi,Kale-S, Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Divriği aşağı hamam köprüsü, Arif miletli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği Ulu Camiinde namaz kılan adamın gölgesi, Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası, Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sivas Divriği Darüşşifası, Engin Mutlu 58, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sivas Divriği Ulu Camii Taç Kapısı, Engin Mutlu 58, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası 2016-05-26 19.59.14 1791825509, Arif miletli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği tren istasyonu 2 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği tren istasyonu 3 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği tren istasyonu 4 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği tren istasyonu 1 2011, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, Sivas Province, Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Divrigi complex DSCF3028, R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Divrigi Darussifa, Mxcil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DİVRİĞİ GENEL - panoramio - Hüseyin Öcal, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Ulu Camii ve Şifahane - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Aşağı hamam köprüsü, Arif miletli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ayanağa konağı, Arif miletli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Çiniler - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- DİVRİĞİ GENEL - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Şifahane Girişi - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- DİVRİĞİ KALESİ VE ULU CAMİ - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- ULU CAMİ KAPI SÜSLEMESİ 4 - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- ULUCAMİ KAPI SÜSLEMESİ 2 - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
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