The centre of the city has several beautiful mosques. Built between 1569 and 1575, the mosque lies on the summit of rising ground and dominates the skyline. The mosque's main structure comprises a succession of 18 small domes dominated by a huge central dome resting on 8 columns with 3-balconied minarets on 4 sides. The mosque forms an architectural whole, with adjacent complementary buildings, school, library, and theological college, now housing archaeological and ethnographic museums. Bedesten is a restored 15th-century covered bazaar.
Major roads connect it with central Europe and Istanbul.
The surrounding agricultural area produces wheat, rice, rye, and fruits.