Şarkışla
Şarkışla is a district of Sivas.
Şarkışla
Şarkışla is a district of Sivas.
Şarkışla is a town in the Central Anatolian Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Şarkışla District. Its population is 23,707 (2022). The mayor is Kasim Gültekin (BBP). Aşık Veysel, one of the most famous Turkish folk poets and folk music singers of the 20th century, was born in Şarkışla, as well as another earlier poet (19th century) named Aşık Sefil Kanberi. The Turkish originated female Dutch politician Nebahat Albayrak was born (1968) in Maksutlu village of this town as well. Şarkışla has all the characteristics of the Central Anatolian climate in all seasons. The weather is mostly sunny and dry, and the clouds are high. In the summer months, Şarkışla is known to host great heat levels, especially considering the humidity levels that also rise to 95 percent.
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Sivas
Sivas is a vast Central Anatolian province of Seljuk architecture, thermal springs and steppe. The Divriği Mosque and Hospital, a UNESCO site, is the standout monument, while the surrounding landscape is shaped by rivers and old caravan routes.
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