Sivrihisar ( tr, Sivrihisar, "a pointed castle") is a town and district of

Eskişehir Province Eskişehir Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Bilecik to the northwest, Kütahya to the west, Afyon to the southwest, Konya to the south, Ankara to the east, and Bolu to the north. The provincia ...

in the

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. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 23 488 of which 9,817 live in the town of Sivrihisar. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is .

Location

The town of Sivrihisar lies north of the historical site of

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, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of a

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castle, and gives the town its name (''sivri'' "sharp, pointed", ''hisar'' "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes.

Economy

As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.

Notable natives

* Moushegh Ishkhan an

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

survivor, poet, writer and educator. *

Nasreddin Hoca Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asi ...

was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar. * Yunus Emre was born in Sivrihisar.

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