Zara is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Zara District.İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its population is 11,636 (2022). The mayor is Fatih Celik (MHP). The town is 70 km. (appr. 45 miles) away from downtown Sivas.
History In antiquity, Zara () was a town in the northern part of Armenia Minor, or perhaps more correctly in Pontus, on the road from Caesarea to Satala, and on the road from Arabissus to Nicopolis.Antonine Itinerary pp. 182, 207, 213.
Economy Historically, silver was extracted from lead in Zara. Coal, asbestos, and arsenic were also produced in the area.
Climate Zara has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), with warm, dry summers, and cold winters.
Religion Saint Minas Church of Zara
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