Yıldızeli

Yıldızeli
Yıldızeli
Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 36°35′54″E / 39.86417°N 36.59833°E / 39.86417; 36.59833Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 36°35′54″E / 39.86417°N 36.59833°E / 39.86417; 36.59833
Country  Turkey
Province Sivas
Government
 • Mayor Yılmaz Navruz (MHP)
 • Kaymakam Hakan Yavuz Erdoğan
Area[1]
 • District 3,044.08 km2 (1,175.33 sq mi)
Elevation 1,401 m (4,596 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 8,758
 • District 42,723
 • District density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Post code 585xx
Website www.yildizeli.bel.tr

Yıldızeli is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Yılmaz Navruz (MHP). Yıldızeli has a broad and colorful history and culture. Various social communities reside in Yıldızeli, such as Alevis, Turkmens, Circassians, Kurds etc. The district has a lot of touristic places as well as hot springs which are claimed to be curative for some diseases.

Yıldızeli has been identified as the site of the town of Phiara (Greek: Φίαρα) which,[3] according to Ptolemy, was located in the district of Sargarausena in Cappadocia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ↑ Phiara. Pleiades
  4. ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), PHIARA. Perseus
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