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Things to do in Erzurum
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Sightlore has 14 places to explore in Erzurum, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Çifte Minareli Madrasa
Twin Minaret Medrese is an architectural monument of the late Seljuk period in Erzurum City, Erzurum Province, Turkey.
Çobandede Bridge
Çobandede Bridge is a historical bridge in Erzurum Province of Turkey.
Erzurum Castle
The Erzurum Castle is a 5th century fortification located in Erzurum, Turkey. It is a monument of cultural heritage and is the oldest site in the city.
Tortum Castle
Tortum Castle in Tortumkale village is a medieval Georgian fortress of the historic Tao region.
Üç Kümbetler
The Three Kumbets are a historic funerary complex of three kumbets in Erzurum, Turkey, built between the 12th and 14th centuries by the Seljuk Turks.
Yakutiye Medrese
Yakutiye Medrese is a historical 14th-century Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey. The madrasa was built in 1310 by order of a local governor of the Ilkhanids, Hoca Yakut, and it is named after him.
Museums
Erzurum Museum
The Erzurum Museum displays prehistoric, Urartian, Seljuk and Ottoman finds and items from the War of Independence.
Places of worship
Erzurum Mosque
Grand Mosque of Erzurum is an historic mosque in Erzurum, Turkey. It is also called "Atabey Mosque" because the Saltukids were referred to as the “Atabey”.
Khakhuli Monastery
Khakhuli Monastery was a Georgian Orthodox monastery in historical Medieval Georgian Kingdom of Tao (modern-day Turkey), in one of the gorges of the Tortum river. The main church is now used as a mosque.
Oshki
Oshki is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery from the second half of the 10th century located in the historic province of Tao, now part of the territory of Turkey.
Nature
Nene Hatun Historical National Park
Nene Hatun Historical National Park preserves the Aziziye and Mecidiye redoubts, key to the defence of Erzurum in the 1877–78 Russo-Turkish War.
Palandöken Mountain
Palandöken Mountain (or shortly Palandöken) is a 3,271 m (10,732 ft) high tectonic mountain in Erzurum Province, Turkey.
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park, established on October 19, 2004, is a national park in northeastern Turkey.
Tortum Waterfall
The Tortum Waterfall is the tallest waterfall in Turkey. Since the completion of the Tortum Dam and Hydroelectric Plant in 1960, water is drawn from Tortum Lake through channels and tunnels, and allowed to rush down into the turbines.
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