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Divriği
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Divriği (; ) is a town of eleven thousand people in Sivas Province, Turkey, and is the district capital of Divriği District. The town lies on a gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river which flows into the Euphrates.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- municipality
- Turkey place.name
- Divriği
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- 078 Ulu Cami.Divrigi.jpg
- Turkey place.province
- Sivas
- Turkey place.district
- Divriği
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Cihan Deniz Akbaş
- Turkey place.population_total
- 10800
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 58300
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0346
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Divriği
- Population
- 16893
- Elevation
- 1250
- Official website
- www.divrigi.gov.tr
- Image
- Divrigi,Kale-S.jpg
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- postal code
- 58300
- urban population
- 10748
- Commons category
- Divriği
- rural population
- 5429
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Divriği (; ) is a town of eleven thousand people in Sivas Province, Turkey, and is the district capital of Divriği District. The town lies on a gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river which flows into the Euphrates.
The 13th century Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği are on UNESCO's World Heritage List by virtue of the exquisite carvings and architecture of both buildings. There are large iron mines nearby and the town is on the Turkish rail network.
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