Sivas Province

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Location of Sivas Province in Turkey
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Region:Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
Area:28,488(km)
Total Population810,989 TUIK 2006 (est)
Licence plate code:58
Area code:0368
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The province of Sivas (Kurdish: Sêwas) is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan to the east, Giresun to the northeast, and Ordu to the north. Its capital is Sivas.

The majority of Sivas Province shares the climate of the Central Anatolian Region in which the summer seasons are hot and dry while winter seasons are cold and snowy. However, the northern part of the province shares the Black Sea Climate while the eastern portion shares the climate of the Eastern Anatolian higher region.

This province is noted for its thermal springs.

Districts

Sivas province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):

History

The route of the Silk Road and the Persian Royal Road run through Sivas.

According to the written historical sources, the region of Sivas province was first inhabited during the period of the Hittite civilization by the beginning of 2000 BC and became an important settlement. The region then encountered the reign of Phrygian, Lydian, Assyrian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljukian, Danişment, Ilhanlı, Eretna and Ottoman civilizations.

The foundations of the modern Turkish Republic were laid in the Sivas Congress assembled on 4 September 1919, during the presidency of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, thus making the province of Sivas important to the history of the Turkish nation.

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Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

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Yozgat is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest, Kırıkkale to the west, Kırşehir to the southwest, Nevşehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the northeast, and Amasya to the north.
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Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. It is located in Anatolia, and surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali.
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Erzincan is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gumushane, Bayburt, and Giresun.
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Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the south-west, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the south-east, and Ordu to the west. The provincial capital is Giresun.
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Ordu is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east. The capital of the province is the city of Ordu.
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Sivas (sometimes misspelt as "Sıvas", Kurdish: Sêwas, Greek: Σεβάστεια, Armenian: Սեբաստիա
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Gemerek is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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Gölova is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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Gürün is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.

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Hafik is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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Kangal is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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Koyulhisar is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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Sivas (sometimes misspelt as "Sıvas", Kurdish: Sêwas, Greek: Σεβάστεια, Armenian: Սեբաստիա
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Zara is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey.


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