Yıldızeli
Yıldızeli | |
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  Yıldızeli Location in Turkey  Yıldızeli Yıldızeli (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 36°35′54″E / 39.86417°N 36.59833°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Yıldızeli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yaşar Göktaş (MHP) |
| Elevation | 1,401 m (4,596 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 6,420 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Yıldızeli is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Yıldızeli District.[2] Its population is 6,420 (2022).[1] Since March 2024, the mayor has been Yaşar Göktaş, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).[3]
Name
[edit]Yıldızeli has been identified as the site of the ancient town of Phiara (Greek: Φίαρα),[4] which according to Ptolemy was located in the district of Sargarausena in Cappadocia.[5]
The town was known as Нап-ı Cedid or Yenihan (New Inn) in Ottoman times.[6]
History
[edit]Yıldızeli has a broad and colorful history and culture.[citation needed]
In Hittite times, Yıldızeli was on the road that connected Hattusa and Sivas.[7]
In the early 20th century, the kaza of Yıldızeli (Yenihan) had 63 primary schools (mekatib-i ibtidaiye) and 1 non-Muslim school (mekatib-i gayrimüslime), the non-Muslim school being an Armenian school with around 70 students (but in 1914 no teacher).[8]
Geography
[edit]Yıldızeli is located approximately 50 km from the city center of Sivas and 60 km from the city center of Tokat, at the intersection of the Sivas-Yozgat-Ankara (D.200) highway and the Sivas-Tokat-Amasya (D.850) highway. Yıldızeli also has railway access, and, via the Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport, airport access.[9]
Demography
[edit]Various social communities reside in Yıldızeli, such as Alevis, Turkmens, Circassians, etc.[citation needed]
Tourism
[edit]The district has a lot of touristic places as well as hot springs which are claimed to be curative for some diseases.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2013-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Başkanın Özgeçmişi". Yıldızeli Belediyesi Resmi Web Sitesi. Yıldızeli Belediyesi. 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Mitford, T. "Places: 629054 (Phiara)". Pleiades. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Phiara". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ Akbayar, Nuri (2001). Osmanlı Yer Adları Sözlüğü. İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları. pp. 68, 170. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Kaya Hasdemir, Hülya (2021). "Sivas'ın Tarihi Yolları: Tacir, Rahip ve Komutanın Ayak İzleri". Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi. 40 (69): 11. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Taşer, Seyit (2012). "Sivas'ta Gayrimüslim Okullar Hakkında Tutulan Rapor (1914)". Atatürk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi (48): 411–412, 417, 421. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Camcı, Aykut; Zaman, Mehmet. "Yıldızeli İlçesi'nin (Sivas) Turizm Potansiyeli". Turkish Studies. 19 (1): 73.
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