Sivas Province ( Turkish : Sivas ili ) is a province of Turkey . It is located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its area is 28,164 km (the second largest province after Konya), and its population is 634,924 (2022). 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 .
6-531: Sivrialan is a village in Şarkışla , a district of Sivas Province , Turkey. It was known as Söbüalan until 1928, when the name was changed so as to sound less 'foreign'. The village is located near the Kızılırmak River , and is an Alevi village. Located in the Emlek region, which is prominent for its strong minstrel tradition, Sivrialan was historically home to many famous folk poets, or ashiks , of whom
12-604: The Central Anatolian Region , in which summer months are hot and dry, while winter months are cold and snowy. However, the northern part of the province shows some features of the oceanic / humid subtropical Black Sea climate, while the eastern portion has influences of the Eastern Anatolian highland climate. This province is noted for its thermal springs . Sivas province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold ): The route of
18-588: 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 Armenian , Roman , Byzantine , Seljukian , and Ottoman civilizations. The foundations of
24-654: 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. The main mountains of the Köse Mountains are located in the mountain range; Mount Asmalı (2.406), Mount Tekeli (2.621 m), Mount Köse (3,050 m) and Kızıldağ (3.015 m). Tecer Mountains, Akdağlar, İncebel Mountains, Mount Yama. Historically,
30-442: The most famous was Âşık Veysel , the 20th century poet and bağlama (saz) player. Others included Fadime (19th century), Ali Güç, Hıdır Güç, Veysel Kaymak, Bekir Sami Bozkurt, and Mehmet İmran (early-late 20th century, Veysel's contemporaries, most of whom studied saz poetry from him). The history of the village is not well known. According to the village elders, Sivrialan was founded by a man named Ağa and his family, who came from
36-528: The neighboring village of Hardal. It was further populated by migrations from the neighbouring village of Kaledibi in Divriği Province , and from Zara Akdede (Cimilti) village. This geographical article about a location in Sivas Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sivas Province Most of Sivas Province has the typical continental climate of
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