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'''Sivrihisar''' |
'''Sivrihisar''' is a municipality and [[Districts of Turkey|district]] of [[Eskişehir Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.</ref> Its area is 2,748 km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 July 2023}}</ref> and its population is 20,087 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> Its elevation is {{convert|1070|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
Latest revision as of 22:04, 18 November 2024
Sivrihisar | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 39°27′00″N 31°32′16″E / 39.45000°N 31.53778°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Eskişehir |
Government | |
• Mayor | Habil Dökmeci (CHP) |
Area | 2,748 km2 (1,061 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 20,087 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 26600 |
Area code | 0222 |
Website | www |
Sivrihisar is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,748 km2,[3] and its population is 20,087 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 1,070 m (3,510 ft).
Location
[edit]The town of Sivrihisar lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of ancient Spaleia and a later Byzantine castle, which gives the town its name (sivri "sharp, pointed", hisar "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes.
Economy
[edit]As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.[4]
Composition
[edit]There are 78 neighbourhoods in Sivrihisar District:[5]
- Ahiler
- Aktaş
- Aşağıkepen
- Aydınlı
- Babadat
- Bahçecik
- Ballıhisar
- Benlikuyu
- Benliyaver
- Beyyazı
- Biçer
- Böğürtlen
- Buhara
- Buzluca
- Camikebir
- Çandır
- Çaykoz
- Cumhuriyet
- Demirci
- Demirciköy
- Dinek
- Dumluca
- Dümrek
- Elcik
- Elmalı
- Ertuğrulköy
- Gedik
- Gerenli
- Göktepe
- Gülçayır
- Güvemli
- Hamamkarahisar
- Hızırbey
- Hüdavendigar
- İbikseydi
- İğdecik
- İlören
- İlyaspaşa
- İstiklalbağı
- Kadıncık
- Kaldırımköy
- Karabaşlı
- Karaburhan
- Karacakaya
- Karacalar
- Karacaören
- Karacaörenyaylası
- Karadat
- Karakaya
- Karkın
- Kaymaz
- Kertek
- Kılıç
- Kınık
- Koçaş
- Koltan
- Kubbeli
- Kurşunlu
- Kurtşeyh
- Memik
- Mülkköy
- Nasrettinhoca
- Oğlakçı
- Ortaklar
- Paşakadın
- Sadıkbağı
- Sarıkavak
- Selimiye
- Sığırcık
- Tekören
- Yaverören
- Yenice
- Yenidoğan
- Yeniköy
- Yeşilköy
- Yukarıkepen
- Yunusemre
- Zeyköyü
Notable natives
[edit]- Moushegh Ishkhan an Armenian poet, writer and educator.
- Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar.[6]
- Yunus Emre was born in Sivrihisar.
Gallery
[edit]-
Sivrihisar Clock Tower
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Interior of the historical Grand Mosque of Sivrihisar
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Backside view of the Holy Trinity Church, 1881
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North American Aviation P-51 Mustang of the US Air Force and other airworthy aircraft on display in the M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Prothero, G. W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 112. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "Life of Nasreddin Hoca" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-04-06.
External links
[edit]Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sivrihisar.
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Local guide to Sivrihisar (in Turkish and English)
- "General information on Sivrihisar, Eskişehir" (in Turkish). Governorship of Eskişehir, Turkey. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08.
- "Environmental Status Report for Eskişehir Province" (PDF) (in Turkish). Governorship of Eskişehir, Directorate of Provincial Environment and Forestry. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-05.