Why visit Şiran
Townapedia lists 3 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Tomara Şelalesi.
Weather in Şiran
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Şiran
Şiran (Pontic: Cheriana, Χεροιανά in greek) is a town in Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Şiran District. Its population is 11,539 (2022). It is one of the points of passage between Eastern Anatolia and Black Sea regions of Turkey, in the sense that the western road departing from Erzincan towards the Zigana Pass (the key pass between the two geographies) has its last urban stop in Şiran.
From the Wikipedia article Şiran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare4
Map of Şiran
14 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Erzincan Airport (ERC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Evren 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Kelkit 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Alucra 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Gümüşhane 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
- Torul 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Köse 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Refahiye 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Gölova 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Erzincan 59 km southeast, about 59 min by car
- Şebin Karahisar 60 km west, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Tomara Şelalesi... - panoramio, Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0
- ISS032-E-29297 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS035-E-31582 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-49706 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-118750 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-118753 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-118752 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-118754 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-118751 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Kilise Manzarası... - panoramio, Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0
- Eski Kilise... - panoramio, Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0
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