Kıvşak

Kıvşak is a village in , and has about 43 residents and an elevation of 1,413 metres. Kıvşak is situated near the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 43 residents
  • Description: village in Yıldızeli, Sivas, central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kivsak”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kayalıpınar.

Village
Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Yıldızeli District, in , Turkey. Its population is 66. It is a Hittite archaeological site, under excavation since 2004. It is identified with the ancient Samuha settlement. is situated 7 km southeast of Kıvşak.

Kıvşak

Latitude
39.65036° or 39° 39′ 1″ north
Longitude
36.44989° or 36° 26′ 60″ east
Population
43
Elevation
1,413 metres (4,636 feet)
Open location code
8GFRMC2X+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2709024860
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
307427
Wiki­data ID
Q6588204
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yoruba—“Kıvşak” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kıvşak”
  • Catalan: “Kıvşak”
  • Cebuano: “Kıvşak”
  • Chechen: “Кившак”
  • Czech: “Kıvşak”
  • Danish: “Kıvşak”
  • Dutch: “Kıvşak”
  • Finnish: “Kıvşak”
  • French: “Kıvşak”
  • German: “Kıvşak”
  • Indonesian: “Kıvşak”
  • Italian: “Kıvşak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kıvşak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kıvşak”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kıvşak”
  • Polish: “Kıvşak”
  • Portuguese: “Kıvşak”
  • Romanian: “Kıvşak”
  • Slovak: “Kıvşak”
  • Slovenian: “Kıvşak”
  • Spanish: “Kıvşak”
  • Swedish: “Kıvşak”
  • Tagalog: “Kıvşak”
  • Tatar: “Кывшак”
  • Turkish: “Kıvşak, Yıldızeli”
  • Turkish: “Kıvşak”
  • Vietnamese: “Kıvşak, Yıldızeli”
  • Vietnamese: “Kıvşak”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kıvşak”
  • Yoruba: “Kıvşak”
  • “Kıvşak”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kapaklıkaya and Kale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Harabe Mevkii and Samuha Antik Kenti.

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