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Sivas Province (Turkish: Sivas ili) is a province of Turkey. It is largely located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey by territory. 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.
Sivas Province | |
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Province of Turkey | |
 From top: District of Suşehri, Sivas Governorship Building, Double Minaret Madrasah, Lake Tödürge, Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital | |
 Location of Sivas Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Subregion | Kayseri |
| Largest City | Sivas |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Sivas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,488 km2 (10,999 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 635,889 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Vehicle registration | 58 |
Most of Sivas Province has the typical continental climate of 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.
Districts
Sivas province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):
Villages
- Durulmuş
History
The route of 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 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.
Economy
Historically, the province produced alum, copper, silver, iron, coal, asbestos, arsenic, and salt.[2]
References
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Prothero, W.G. (1920). Armenia and Kurdistan. London: H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 74–75.
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[de] Sivas (Provinz)
Sivas ist eine Provinz in der Türkei und liegt etwa im Scheitelpunkt zwischen Schwarzmeerregion, Ostanatolien und Zentralanatolien, zum größten Teil liegt sie aber in Zentralanatolien und wird daher auch dieser Region zugerechnet. Die Provinzhauptstadt heißt ebenfalls Sivas.- [en] Sivas Province
[ru] Сивас (ил)
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