The retreat of Zemzem-ül Hassa stands on a hill about three kilometres outside Tillo, and it is known as the Kubbe-i Hasiye for its dome. The place has been renewed and made into a complex.
Zemzem-ül Hassa Hatun, who lived between 1765 and 1852, was known as a saint and as a woman of letters; she spent her life in worship, in remembrance and in writing, and is known for her collected poems, the Divan. She was the wife of Sultan Memduh, and her grave is not here but in the tomb of Sultan Memduh. Tillo is seven kilometres from the centre of Siirt.
Getting there
- Access
- In the Tillo district, seven kilometres from central Siirt.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Siirt as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.8 °C in January to 30.7 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May and October; rainfall is heaviest in March (112 mm) and lightest in August (2 mm). Long-term means for 1939-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
