Why visit Zara
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 9 places to eat and 5 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Zara
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About Zara
Zara is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Zara District. Its population is 11,636 (2022). The mayor is Fatih Celik (MHP).
From the Wikipedia article Zara, Turkey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay5
History
In antiquity, Zara (Ancient Greek: Ζάρα) was a town in the northern part of Armenia Minor, or perhaps more correctly in Pontus, on the road from Caesarea to Satala, and on the road from Arabissus to Nicopolis.
From the History section of Zara, Turkey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Şehit Teğmen Hacı Bayram Elmas Yatılı Bölge İlkokulu/Ortaokulu Pansiyonu
School · 1.5 km
Stad Caddesi
Healthcare9
Map of Zara
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- İmranlı 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Aksu 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Hafik 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Suşehri 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Doğanşar 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Koyulhisar 45 km north, about 45 min by car
- Akıncılar 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Mesudiye 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Sivas 66 km west, about 1 h by car
- Şebin Karahisar 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zara, Sivas 2017-07-02 01-2, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zara, Sivas 2017-07-02 01-3, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosque, Zara 2017-07-02 01-1, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zara, Sivas 2017-07-02 01-1, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosque Hz Ali, Zara 2017-07-02 01-1, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Streptopelia decaocto - Collared dove, Sivas 2017-07-02 01-1, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Streptopelia decaocto - Collared dove, Sivas 2017-07-02 01-2, Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-200459 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-200458 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-200460 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-93234 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, samety, CC BY-SA 4.0
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