
A day in Kırşehir: Ahi Evran and Cacabey
A walking route from the 13th-century Melik Gazi Kümbet to the Cacabey Madrasa, where astronomy is thought to have been taught, then to the Alaeddin Mosque and the tomb of Ahi Evran, regarded as the founder of the Ahi brotherhood; it ends at the Kırşehir Museum, which also has an Ahi section, and the tomb of Âşık Paşa, author of the Garibnâme.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h 15 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~1.8 km
- Getting around
- Walking
- Stops
- 6 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
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Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~200 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Cacabey Madrasa (Astronomy Madrasa)
Merkez, Kırşehir
~0.2 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~250 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Kırşehir Alaaddin Mosque
Merkez, Kırşehir
~0.25 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~270 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Tomb (türbe)
Ahi Evran Mosque and Tomb
Merkez, Kırşehir
~0.27 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~70 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Museum
Kırşehir Museum
Merkez, Kırşehir
~0.07 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 6
~980 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Tomb (türbe)
Tomb of Aşık Paşa
Merkez, Kırşehir
~0.98 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place
