Nature / Summit
Kösedağ and the Köse Süleyman Pilgrimage Hill
Suşehri, Sivas
A place of pilgrimage on the summit of Kösedağ, Sivas's highest mountain, known as the site of the 1243 Battle of Kösedağ.
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Its story
Kösedağ, at 3,050 meters, is the highest mountain of Suşehri and of Sivas. On 3 July 1243, the army of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II was defeated here by the Mongols under the command of Baiju Noyan, and the Seljuk State came under Mongol suzerainty. On the summit, within an open-topped enclosure built of stone by local people, there is a grave attributed to Köse Süleyman, who is believed to have fallen as a martyr in the battle, and beside it a stone-walled area used as a masjid; no such commander appears in historical documents. The site was registered in 1986. Every year in the second week of July, a commemoration ceremony is held with a climb via the village of Aksu.
Key facts
- Event
- Battle of Kösedağ, 3 July 1243
- Access
- Strenuous hike/dirt road via the village of Aksu
- Altitude
- ~3,050 m
- Registered
- 1986
- Best period
- July–August
Trip purpose
- Seasonal
- Photography
- Quiet
- Hiking
Location
40.07742, 37.97189
Where to eat nearby
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/kose-suleyman-ziyaret-tepesi-susehri/ | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6seda%C4%9F_Muharebesi | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su%C5%9Fehri