Kayseri Province

sights.uz lists 19 historic and notable places in Kayseri Province, Turkey. Among them are 15 monuments, 2 eco-tourism sites and 2 museums.

Kültepe

Kültepe (Turkish: lit. 'ash-hill'), also known under its ancient name Kaneš (Kanesh, sometimes also Kaniš/Kanish) or Neša (Nesha), is an archaeological site in Kayseri Province,…

Ariarathia

Ariarathia or Ariaratheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθεια) was a town of ancient Cappadocia, in the Sargarausene region, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.

Caesarea of Cappadocia

Caesarea (/ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛsəˈriːə, ˌsiːzəˈriːə/; Greek: Καισάρεια, romanized: Kaisareia), also known historically as Mazaca or Mazaka (Greek: Μάζακα; Armenian: Մաժաք, probably…

Lake Palas Tuzla

Lake Palas Tuzla (Turkish: Palas Tuzla Gölü) is a saline lake in Kayseri Province, central Turkey. It is a registered natural protected area.

Kayseri Archaeology Museum

Kayseri Archaeology Museum is a museum in Kayseri, Turkey. Kayseri Archeology Museum, which has been serving here for about 50 years, has been moved to the new museum building…

Sultan Han (Kayseri)

Sultan Han is a historic Seljuk-era caravanserai in Turkey, located 47 km northeast of Kayseri on the road to Sivas, in an area also known as Tuzhisar. It was built between 1232…

Lake Yay

Lake Yay (Turkish: Yay Gölü) is a saline lake in Kayseri Province, central Turkey. It is situated in the rural area of Develi ilçe (district).

Sahabiye Madrasa

Sahabiye Medrese (Turkish: Sahabiye Medresesi) is a historical 13th-century madrasa in Kayseri, Turkey.

Çifte Madrasah

Çifte Medrese, also known as the Gevher Nesibe Medical Complex (Turkish: Gevher Nesibe Şifahanesi ve Tıp Medresesi) is a 13th-century medical and educational complex located in…

Kayqubadiyya Palace

Kayqubadiyya, was a palace built by the Seljuk Sultan of Rum, Kayqubad I, between 1224 and 1226. Located northwest of Kayseri, the place is now called Kiybad Ciftligi and sits…

Mimar Sinan and City Museum

Mimar Sinan and City Museum is a museum located in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan National Garden in Kayseri. It deals with Kayseri’s historic, natural and cultural heritage through…

Karatay Han

Karatay Khan, a caravanserai built by Jalaleddin Karatay on the Kayseri-Malatya road.

Haci Ahmet Pasha Mosque

Kurşunlu Mosque, located in Kayseri, is one of the works of Ottoman architecture built by Mimar Sinan. The other name of the mosque is Hacı Ahmet Paşa Mosque. It was named…

Kaniş

Kaniş, known today by its Turkish name Kültepe, lies about 20 kilometers northeast of Kayseri and ranks among the most important trade-archive sites in the ancient Near East.…

Ulu Mosque, Kayseri

Kayseri Ulu Mosque (also known as Sultan Mosque or Cami-i Kebir), a mosque located in the city centre of Kayseri province, Turkey, built around the middle of the 12th century.

Bürüngüz Mosque

Bürüngüz Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Kayseri, Turkey. It is situated at Cumhuriyet Square in the Melikgazi district.

Hatıroğlu Mosque

Hatıroğlu Mosque, a historic mosque located in Hacı Mansur Neighborhood in the district of Melikgazi, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Although it is accepted that it was built in 1271…

Nesa

Under the name Neša, the mound now called Kültepe in Kayseri province served briefly as the capital of an early Anatolian kingdom, seized by the ruler Anitta after he crushed a…

Hatuniye Medresesi (Tokat)

Hatuniye Medrese is the medrese commissioned in 1485 (AH 890) by Gülbahar Hatun, mother of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II. It is located next to Hatuniye Mosque in the Meydan quarter…