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A day in Divriği: the Ulu Mosque, tombs and castle

A walk starting at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ulu Mosque (Great Mosque) and Hospital (Darüşşifa), commissioned by the Mengujekid Ahmed Şah and Turan Melek; after the Kamereddin and Sitte Melik kümbets (tombs) dated 1196, it is completed by the Kale Mosque with its 1181 inscription in the castle overlooking the Çaltı Stream valley.

Estimated duration
~2 h 30 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~820 m
Getting around
Walking
Stops
4 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.

Safety and caution

The edges of the castle walls are unprotected and high; walk carefully on the steep path.

Route map

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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. 1

    Start

    Madrasa and külliye (complex)

    Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası)

    Divriği, Sivas

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  2. 2

    ~190 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Kamereddin Kümbet

    Divriği, Sivas

    ~0.19 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  3. 3

    ~220 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Tomb (türbe)

    Sitte Melik Kümbet

    Divriği, Sivas

    ~0.22 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  4. 4

    ~400 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Castle

    Divriği Castle and Kale Mosque

    Divriği, Sivas

    ~0.4 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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