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Village in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Yeşilhisar
Village
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Coordinates: 38°40′30″N 29°56′14″E / 38.6750°N 29.9372°E / 38.6750; 29.9372
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
DistrictHocalar
Elevation1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population1,514
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code03580

Yeşilhisar is a village in the Hocalar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,514 (2021). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The postal code for the village is 03580.

Geography

Yeşilhisar is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south of Kütahya. The village is located at the western end of the Karahisar Plain and has a continental climate, hot and dry summers, cold and snowy winters. Rainfall is generally sparse. The economy is mainly agriculture accounting for about 60% to 75% of the population with crops including Apples, apricots and Sugar beet and potato are the most important industrial plants.

History

The ancient city of Dioclea (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called Ahırhisar), while some assume that it was located near modern Doğlat. Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period.

References

  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. ^ Belke, Klaus; Mersich, Norbert (1990). Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 7. Phrygien und Pisidien. Wien: Österreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 3-7001-1698-5. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea
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