District and municipality in Eskişehir, Turkey
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Sivrihisar is an attractive old town in Western Anatolia. It's at an elevation of 1070 m, below a craggy granite ridge, hence the town's name: "sharp, pointed fortress". In 2022 the population of the municipality of Sivrihisar was 20,087.
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Ulu Camii
Mosque built in 1275 AD and listed as a . The stone exterior is simple, but the interior is wooden with 67 columns supporting its roof and an elaborate pulpit.
Large display of kilim, traditional carpets, some a century old, and has a sales office.
Ermeni Kilisesi
The Church of Holy Trinity (Surp Yerrortutyun Kilisesi, Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի) has stood here since 1650, but the current building is from the 1880s, when it was rebuilt after a fire. In 1915 the Armenians were massacred and the church was abandoned. In the 2010s it was renovated as an event centre, obliterating all its frescoes. You're unlikely to find it open.
Zaimağa Konağı
Mansion built in 1902 and restored as a museum. In March 1922, at the height of the War of Independence, the Turkish National Assembly convened here, the only time it did so outside Ankara.
Ruins of a Phrygian and Roman city at the south edge of Ballıhisar village. The site is extensive though only the temple area has been excavated, but the ruins are little more than orderly-laid foundation stones.
formerly Sivrihisar Aviation Centre
Large new museum with many aircraft in working order. SHG Airshow is held here in late September.
A 13th-century house in this village is claimed as the birthplace of Nasreddin Hodja (1208–1285). This satirist and sly fool is the subject of folk tales from the Balkans to China, and many towns make similar claims. Akşehir to the south even has his tombstone, but like the Wise Men of Gotham there was probably no such person. He's often depicted riding a donkey back-to-front.
The property has several rock climbing and bouldering routes, suitable for both beginners and those with experience. There is also a basic campground.
Basic hotel in old town. Cleanliness, water and heating erratic.
New in 2023 and still squeaky-clean.
Basic hotel, part of Osmanli chain, by the main highway junction.
Sivrihisar is on D200/E90 100 km east of Eskişehir and 140 km west of Ankara, at the junction with D260/E96 to Afyonkarahisar, Uşak and Izmir. These are good divided toll-free highways.
Read in the guideThe old town is compact and walkable. You need a vehicle for sights further out.
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