Why visit Siverek
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Siverek Kalesi.
Weather in Siverek
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About Siverek
Siverek (Armenian: Սեւավերակ, romanized: Sevaverag, lit. 'black ruins'; Zazaki: Soyreg; Kurdish: Sêwreg) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,936 km2, and its population is 267,942 (2022). Siverek is in the Şanlıurfa province but is geographically closer to the larger city of Diyarbakır (approx. 83 km).
From the Wikipedia article Siverek (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks10
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes11
History
The town came under Byzantine control sometime after AD 956 and had become the seat of a strategos by the early 970s. Together with Edessa, Gargar, Samosata and Hisn Mansur formed part of the Byzantine defence system up to the 1060s when 200 Frankish horsemen were stationed there.
In the Ottoman Empire period, Siverek was within the Diyarbekir vilayet, and it had several Christian settlements.
From the History section of Siverek on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship24
İbrahimiye Camii
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.8 km
5 Gülabibey 12. Sokak, Şanlıurfa
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries30
Karacadağ Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi
School · 0.6 km
43 Hürriyet Caddesi, Şanlıurfa
Healthcare82
Hasan İzol Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km
79/a Esmerçayı Caddesi, Şanlıurfa
Map of Siverek
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Getting there and nearby towns
Şanlıurfa Airport (GNY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Akçörten 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Yaylacık 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Örenkuyu 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Kuşlukçayırı 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Alitaşı 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Alabuğday 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Hilvan 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Çermik 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Diyarbakır 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Şanlıurfa 80 km southwest, 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
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- 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
- Sêwerek, Dûrzan Cîrano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS065-E-401133 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS006-E-32016 - View of Syria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401134 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS007-E-13210 - View of Turkey, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS034-E-14184 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401131 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-37591 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401132 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-101073 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401135 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401136 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS127-E-8040 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS027-E-20471 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS027-E-20470 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401137 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-401138 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-101074 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS027-E-20469 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-47655 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS006-E-32017 - View of Syria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, nesim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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