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.
Belek Gazi Monument
A 1964 monument depicting Seljuk commander Belek Gazi on horseback, located at the entrance …
Imam Efendi Tomb
A single-chambered tomb belonging to Osman Bedrettin Efendi, located above Meteris Cemetery …
Sara Hatun Mosque
A historic mosque built in Harput in 1465 by Sara Hatun, mother of Uzun Hasan. This square-p…
Church of the Virgin Mary
A Syriac church built in 179 AD, seemingly embedded in a rocky slope east of Harput Castle. …
Mansur Baba Tomb
An octagonal tomb located behind the Grand Mosque in Harput. According to legend, it takes i…
Cimşit Bey Hamam
A 16th-century Ottoman bathhouse adjacent to Sarahatun Mosque in Harput. Part of Harput's hi…
Arap Baba Mosque and Tomb
A 13th-century Seljuk structure built on rocks in Harput. The upper floor is a mosque, the l…
Harput Grand Mosque
Located in the Harput district of Elazığ, this mosque was built in 1156-1157 by the Artuqid …
Harput Castle
A castle from the Urartu Kingdom, located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Elazığ Plain. W…
Izzet Pasha Mosque
A twin-minaret mosque opened for worship in 1972, located right in the middle of Elazığ baza…
Abdulmuttalip Zawiya
A Seljuk-era zawiya and tomb built in 1318 by Abdullah bin Muhyiddin in Mahmutpaşa Neighborh…
Zile City Museum
Opened in 2022 in the old barracks building at the entrance of Zile Castle. It tells the sto…
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