Yahyalı

For the village, see Yahyalı, Çivril.

District and municipality in Kayseri, Turkey

Yahyalı

District and municipality

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Yahyalı

Yahyalı (Turkey Central Anatolia)

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Coordinates: 38°6′0″N 35°21′39″E﻿ / ﻿38.10000°N 35.36083°E﻿ / 38.10000; 35.36083
Country| Turkey
Province| Kayseri
Government

• Mayor| Esat Öztürk (AKP)
Area

| 1,587 km2 (613 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 35,481
• Density| 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code|

38500

Area code| 0352
Website| www.yahyali.bel.tr

Yahyalı is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,587 km2,[3] and its population is 35,481 (2022).[1] It is the southernmost district of the province. The Aladağlar Mountains, a part of the rocky Taurus Mountains, cover the southern part of the district. The river Zamantı passes through it.

Mostly covered in forest, the Aladağlar National Park covers 300 km2 (120 sq mi) and extends into the neighbouring districts of Çamardı (Niğde Province) and Aladağ (Adana Province), although the main part is in Yahyalı.

The nearest airport is Kayseri International Airport.

## History

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The district was established by Turkish forces led by Seyyid Ali and Yahya Ali (Yahya Gazi who came into Anatolia in the 13th century. The tomb of Seyyid Ali is in the garden of Yahyalı State Hospital while that of Yahya Gazi is in the courtyard of the Yahyalı Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ulu Cami). Yahyalı was affiliated to Kozan until 1926 but became part of Kayseri province after Kozan province became a district in 1926.

## Composition

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There are 41 neighbourhoods in Yahyalı District:[4]

* 100.Yıl
* 75.Yıl
* Ağcaşar
* Avlağa
* Balcıçakırı
* Burhaniye
* Büyükçakır
* Camikebir
* Çamlıca
* Çavdaruşağı
* Çiğilli
* Çubukharmanı
* Çubuklu
* Delialiuşağı
* Denizovası
* Derebağı
* Dikme
* Fetullah
* Fevzi Çakmak
* Gazibeyli
* İlyaslı
* İsmet
* Kapuzbaşı
* Karaköy
* Kavacık
* Kirazlı
* Kocahacılı
* Kopçu
* Kuzoluk
* Madazı
* Mustafabeyli
* Sazak
* Senirköy
* Seydili
* Süleymanfakılı
* Taşhan
* Ulupınar
* Yenice
* Yerköy
* Yeşilköy
* Yuları

## Yahyalı Carpets

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The district of Yahyalı is well known for the hand-woven rugs that used to be produced there. These are characterised by their deep red and blue colours and by the medallions usually placed in the centre. Right through into the early 2000s a carpet market clung to life in Yahyalı town. [5]

## Çamlıca

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Çamlıca was a Greek village of the Yahyalı district also known as Pharasa (Φάρασα), Varasos (Βαρασός), Farasa, Faraşa, or Camlica.[6] Until the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923, Notable people from Pharasa included Paisius II of Caesarea, Arsenios the Cappadocian, and Paisios of Mount Athos.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. ^ "Yahyali Oriental Rugs". www.abc-oriental-rug.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
6. ^ Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, "Çamlıca, Kayseri, Turkey", mindat.org [1]

## External links

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* Yahyalı District Governorship Archived 30 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
* Yahyalıca Archived 17 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
* Yahyalı Municipality Archived 24 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine

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