Historical Sites
Historic buildings and monuments that illuminate the past.
Historical Sites guide
This category includes 2,056 published Historical Sites places with location, transport and practical visit details.
Twin Minaret Madrasah
A Seljuk madrasah from 1271, a symbol of Sivas city square. Only its twin-minaret crown gate…
Gök Medrese Foundation Museum
A Seljuk madrasa built in 1271 by Sahip Ata Fahrettin Ali in the center of Sivas. Known for …
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
A UNESCO World Heritage site built in 1228-29 by Mengujekid Ahmed Shah and his wife Turan Me…
Hasankeyf Inner Castle
A medieval settlement built on a 135-meter-high rock mass on the banks of the Tigris River. …
Hasankeyf Small Palace
The remains of an Artuqid-Ayyubid period palace located within Hasankeyf Castle, on the slop…
Kandil Castle
A Byzantine castle standing on a hill near Bölükkonak village, 6 km from Kozluk. Built in th…
Pertükan Castle
A ruined medieval castle located 4 km from Sason district, near Tekevler (Gündenu) village. …
Hasankeyf Grand Mosque
The mosque, built by the Ayyubids in 1325 on the highest point of Hasankeyf Castle, atop a R…
Hasankeyf Grand Palace
A 14,000 square meter palace complex built on the highest point of Hasankeyf Inner Castle, o…
Batman Museum (Mehmet Cabir Alper Archaeology Museum)
The archaeology museum within the Batman Cultural Center exhibits approximately 500 artifact…
Beksi Castle
A partially ruined defensive castle built by the Byzantines on the slope of Mount Meydanok, …
Ten-Arched DDY Bridge (Zilek Bridge)
A ten-arched railway bridge built over the Batman River between 1939 and 1944. It connects t…
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