Yeşilhisar, formerly known as Kbistra, is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 913 km2,[3] and its population is 15,531 (2022).[1]
Yeşilhisar | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Yeşilhisar District in Kayseri Province | |
  Yeşilhisar Location in Turkey  Yeşilhisar Yeşilhisar (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′0″N 35°5′12″E / 38.35000°N 35.08667°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kayseri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halit Taşyapan (AKP) |
Area | 913 km2 (353 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 15,531 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0352 |
| Website | www |
History
editAlthough the date of establishment of the town is not known for certain, first the Hittites and then the Persians came under the command of Alexander in 3500 BC. In 317 BC, this region came under the rule of the Roman Empire. Kbistra or Siyiera, which is mentioned among the eight big cities of the Cappadocia region, is today's Yeşilhisar. It's also sometimes referred to as Cyzistra.
Kbistra, which came under the rule of Iran in 256 BC and then again by the Byzantine Empire, passed into the hands of Muslims for the first time with the conquest of Battal Gazi in 672. Yeşilhisar came under the rule of Abbasids, Danishmends and Seljuks, İlhanlılar and Karamanoğulları in 1114, and Yeşilhisar came under the rule of the Ottomans in the time of Yıldırım Bayezid. Fatih Sultan Mehmet appointed Koçi Bey for the conquest of Yeşilhisar.
Composition
editThere are 35 neighbourhoods in Yeşilhisar District:[4]
- Akköy
- Araplı
- Başköy
- Beyleryukarı
- Büğet
- Çadırkaya
- Camikebir
- Cumhuriyet
- Derbentbaşı
- Doğanlı
- Erdemli
- Fatih
- Fevzioğlu
- Gülbayır
- Güney
- Güzelöz
- İçmece
- İdris
- Kaleköy
- Karacabey
- Kavakköy
- Kayadibi
- Keler
- Keşlik
- Köşk
- Kovalı
- Kuşçu
- Kuzey
- Mahmudiye
- Musahacılı
- Ovaçiftlikköy
- Soğanlı
- Yavuz Selim
- Yenişehir
- Yeşilova
Economy
editThe economy of the district is agriculture based. Irrigated agriculture is practiced on 60% of the 500,000 decares of land planted. Apples, apricots and other fruits are grown in irrigated areas. Sugar beet and potato are the leading industrial plants.
Places of Interest
edit- Agios Eustatios Church in Güzelöz
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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