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The '''Kayseri Province''' ({{lang-tr|{{italics correction|Kayseri ili}}}}) is situated in central [[Turkey]]. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of [[Kayseri]]. It covers an area of 16,917 km² and it borders with [[Sivas Province|Sivas]], [[Adana Province|Adana]], [[Niğde Province|Niğde]], [[Kahramanmaraş Province|Kahramanmaraş]], [[Yozgat Province|Yozgat]] and [[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]] provinces.

The province is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in [[History of Turkey|Turkish history]]. It is located in [[Anatolia]], and surrounded by the [[Mount Erciyes]], the [[Mount Hasan]] and the [[Mount Ali]]. The Ali mountain is named like that in honor of [[Ali Baba]], who is said to have lived in the area. Locals claim that Kayseri is the most peaceful city in the world.

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[[File:KayseriSelale.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Waterfalls erupting from a cliff below Aladağlar.]]

[[File:Mount erciyes.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Erciyes ({{lang-tr|Erciyes Dağı}}), is located 25 km south of Kayseri. Highest mountain in central Anatolia (3916 metres), and has an extinct volcano located at its peak.]]

It was the residence of the Cappadocian kings and was sacked by Tigranes I, king of Armenia, in the 1st century BCE.Kayseri was first known as the city of ''Masaka''. Later, during the [[Ancient Rome|Roman period]], the province's name was changed to ''Kaesarea'', then ''[[Caesar (title)|Kayzer]]'' before becoming known with its modern name of ''[[Kayseri]]''. [[Danishmend Gazi]] conquered Kayseri in 1084. The [[Seljuk Empire]] then modernised the province, with new buildings and mosques being built around. During this period, the ''Şifahane'', Kayseri's first hospital, and perhaps the first hospital in all of Anatolia, was built. It was built in honor of Princess [[Gevher Nesibe Hatun]], daughter of the Sultan. She died of a disease at a young age. Construction of the hospital was completed in 1206.

Later on, Kayseri became a cultural mecca of poets, artists in Turkey. [[Seyyid Burhaneddin]] lived there, and so did others such as [[Kadi Burhan al-Din|Kadı Burhaneddin]] and [[Seyrani]], among many others. Seynari was born in 1807. [[Mimar Sinan|Sinan]] the Great, an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] architect, was also from Kayseri.

According to Turkish [[mythology]], a man named [[Hasan Baba]] would cross mountains during the month of August every year and bring Ali Baba snow, which would not melt.

The province roughly corresponds to ancient [[Cappadocia]].

Kayseri is nowadays a province filled with modern buildings and museums. Some of Turkey's most famous [[List of statues|statues]] and monuments are located there. The modern city of [[Kayseri]] is in the Melikgazi district.

Apart from taxi and bus transportation, Kayseri has a modern airport, [[Kayseri International Airport]] is served by 13 airlines, including [[Turkish Airlines]] and it has Kayseray which is the in-city rail system of main public transportation element in Kayseri.

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File:Kayseri'deki Erciyes dağı ve Bürüngüz camii.JPG|Mount Erciyes and the Bürüngüz mosque

File:Wild_horses1.jpg|[[Erciyes Mountains]]

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* {{in lang|tr}} [http://www.kayseri.gov.tr/ Kayseri governor's official website]

* {{in lang|tr}} [http://www.leoliva.com Kayseri web tasarım]

* {{in lang|tr}} [http://www.medyator.net Kayseri web tasarımı]

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