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Gümüşhacıköy District
Gümüşhacıköy District is a district of Amasya Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Gümüşhacıköy.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its area is 629 km2, and its population is 22,179 (2021). Composition There is one municipality in Gümüşhacıköy District: * There are 44 villages in Gümüşhacıköy District:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gümüşhacıköy
Gümüşhacıköy is located in the westernmost district of Amasya Province of Turkey, 20 km from the larger town of Merzifon. It covers an area of 653 km², and the population (2010 census) is 24,806 of which 14,525 live in the town of Gümüşhacıköy, with the remainder spread throughout the surrounding mountainous countryside. The mayor is Zehra Özyol ( CHP). The name Gümüşhacıköy is an amalgamation of two separate villages ''Gümüş'' (silver) and ''Hacıköy'' (the village of pilgrims). Climate Gümüşhacıköy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: ''Csb''). History The town achieved some prosperity during the 13th and 14th centuries due to the nearby silver mines. Both the Seljuks and the Ilkhans minted coins in the town, then known as ''Gümüşbazar'' ( ar, كمشبازار). The town grew and continued to thrive under Ottoman rule. The population shrank as the Ottoman Empire collapsed, and many men of Gümüşhacıköy were lost in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |