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SIVAS

Sivas is a city in central Turkey, capital of Sivas Province, on the Kizil Irmak River. A trade center and industrial city, Sivas has railway repair shops and industries manufacturing rugs, bricks, and cement. Built on the site of ancient Sebaste, the city flourished under the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Seljuks. In 1919
Sivas was the site of a nationalist congress held by the Turkish leader Kemal Ataturk.
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