Yeşilhisar is a village in the
Hocalar District,
Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province (), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a Provinces of Turkey, province in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km2, and its population is 747,555 (2022). The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar.
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Turkey
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. Its population is 1,514 (2021). Before the
2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''
belde
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''). 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
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.
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 () was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called ''Ahırhisar''), while some assume that it was located near modern
Doğlat.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea
/ref> Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period.
References
Villages in Hocalar District
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