Places to visit
Things to do in Şarkîkaraağaç
10 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 10 described destinations within Şarkîkaraağaç, Isparta. The themes that come up most: Local culture, History, Nature, Faith heritage.
Isparta Alaca Mescit
Isparta Alaca Mescit was built in 1876. There are shops on the ground floor of the rectangular-planned, gable-roofed mosque. The minaret is of brick masonry, and its base is made of spolia material and is rectangular in shape. The balcony creates tooth-shaped decorations with bricks projecting one above another. Wooden laths were used in the ceiling decorations of the structure, which was built in the classical style.
45 minutes
Zengibar Kalesi
The inscription of Zengibar Castle, located on the top of the mountain to the east of Zengibar (Muratbağı) Village in the Şarkikaraağaç district of Isparta, has not survived to the present day. No information has been found in the sources either. For this reason, it is not known when the castle was built. Zengibar Castle has been destroyed, and only the foundation stones of the rampart walls extending toward the summit of the mountain have survived to the present day. These stones are fairly large cut stones.
45 minutes
Ördekçi Kalesi
The inscription of Ördekçi Castle, located on the plateau on Sivri Dağ near Ördekçi Village in Şarkikaraağaç district, has not survived to the present day, and there is no information about it in the sources either. From Ördekçi Castle, no trace has survived to the present day apart from a very small number of foundation remains.
20 minutes
Mada-kazak-kumluca Adası
This island, located within the borders of Şarkikaraağaç District, is the largest of the Beyşehir Lake islands with an area of 8220 hectares and is at the far end of the lake’s northwest. The island’s highest hill is 1350 m. The island, which is 35 km from Şarkikaraağaç, is 800 m from the shore. To the north of the island is Küçükkilise Island, and opposite it is Gedikli Village, connected to Şarkikaraağaç. Among the Beyşehir Lake islands, apart from Mada Island, no permanent settlement has been seen on the other islands.
45 minutes
Kizildağ Milli Parkı Yürüyüş Parkurlari
Kızıldağ National Park, which is 5 km from Şarkikaraağaç District, was declared a national park in 1993. Due to the abundant oxygen production of the blue cedar forests in Kızıldağ, the clean air of the national park is rich in oxygen and is a source of healing for people with lung, asthma and respiratory problems. In addition, in the national park; communities of juniper, black pine, fir, oak, poplar, willow and linden are also encountered.
45 minutes
Beyşehir Gölü Ve Çevresi
There are a total of 33 islands, large and small, in Beyşehir Gölü, Turkey's third largest lake. In addition to their natural beauties, these islands, where historical ruins are located, add a distinct beauty to Beyşehir Gölü. A part of Beyşehir Gölü lies within the district borders of Isparta's Yenişarbademli and Şarkikaraağaç. There are facilities on the lakeshore for resting.
45 minutes
Neapolis Antik Kenti
The Ancient City of Neapolis is on the Roman road leading from Antiokheia (Yalvaç) to Lykaonia and Pamphylia, to the north of Lake Beyşehir. It is known that Neapolis was colonized by Thracian settlers around the same dates as Apollonia (Uluborlu). Although no remains are visible in the immediate vicinity of the city, the architrave blocks, columns and grave steles found there are in the Isparta Museum.
45 minutes
Ulu Cami / Cami-i Kebir
Isparta Ulu Camii was commissioned by Ömer bin Ali in H. 680 / A.D. 1282 during the reign of Alaaddin Keykubat, son of Feramuz, one of the Seljuk Sultans. Because the mosque had fallen into disrepair over time, it was repaired in H. 860 / A.D. 1456 during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. In time, it underwent many more repairs together with its minaret, and its top was covered with zinc after a roof was built over it by the foundations.
45 minutes
Sultan Fatih Camii
Sultan Fatih Mosque is a square-planned mosque with a bağdadi dome, hipped roof, zinc-covered roof and a single minaret, built in 1281 on a flat area in the settlement center at Cumhuriyet Meydanı in Şarkikaraağaç District of Isparta. It is understood from the inscription and written sources that it underwent repairs in 1455 during the time of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, and in 1786 and 1925.
45 minutes
Anaboura Kalesi
In the Anaboura Ruins, in Salur Köyü Enevre Mevkii, the castle on Kızılkale Dağı must have been established in the Roman period. The castle has been completely destroyed.
45 minutes