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Divriği District
Divriği District is a Districts of Turkey, district of the Sivas Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Divriği. Its area is 2,632 km2, and its population is 16,893 (2023). Demographics Divriği District has an Alevism, Alevi majority and most villages are inhabited by Alevis. The main town of Divriği is evenly divided between Alevis and Sunni Islam, Sunnis. Composition There is one municipality in Divriği District:İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. * Divriği There are 105 villages of Turkey, villages in Divriği District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divriği
Divriği (formerly Tephrike, Greek: Τεφρική) is a small town and district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The town lies on gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river. The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, along with the adjoining hospital (''Darüşşifa''), are on UNESCO's World Heritage List by virtue of the exquisite carvings and architecture of both buildings. Hakan Gök is the current mayor. History Middle Ages Tephrike was recaptured by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Basil I and was temporarily named Leontokome (after Emperor Leo VI) and made into a '' thema''. It had been founded ca. 850 by Karbeas, the leader of the Paulicians, a heretical Armenian sect that adhered to a dualistic cosmology. The Paulicians fortified it and used it as refuge and the capital of their state during the ninth century.Foss, Clive. "Tephrike". ''Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium''. vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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