Sarız, formerly known as Sáros (
Greek
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: Σάρος), is a municipality and
district
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of
Kayseri Province
The Kayseri Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey. Its area is 16,970 km2, and its population is 1,441,523 (2022). It borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces.
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,
Turkey
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. Its area is 1,173 km
2, and its population is 9,282 (2022).
The mayor is Baki Bayrak (
MHP).
History
The history of the district goes back to ancient times, to 700 BC.
Cilicia
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remained under the rule of Dulkadiroğulları Principality from
Byzantine Empire
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and beylik, and was included in
Ottoman Empire
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in the period of
Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1515. The settlement, which was shown as a part of the Hurman district of the Elbistan district in the 16th century Ottoman records, was connected to the Aziziye district, which was created in 1861.
registered as a sub-district. During this period, the center of Sariz was called "Koyyeri". In the records of 1910, it is stated that Sarız, which is a township, has 46 villages. The Municipality organization was established on July 30, 1914, upon the request of the Sivas Governor of the time being approved by the Ottoman Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1927, it was separated from Sivas and connected to Kayseri. In 1946, it was separated from the
Pınarbaşı district to which it was affiliated and became an independent district.
Composition
There are 44
neighbourhoods
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in Sarız District:
* Akoluk
* Altısöğüt
* Avşarobası
* Ayranlık
* Bahçeli
* Büyükörtülü
* Büyüksöbeçimen
* Çağşak
* Çatalpınar
* Çavdar
* Çörekdere
* Dallıkavak
* Damızlık
* Darıdere
* Dayoluk
* Değirmentaş
* Fettahdere
* Gümüşali
* Günesen
* İncedere
* İncemağara
* Karapınar
* Karayurt
* Kemer
* Kırkısrak
* Kıskaçlı
* Kızılpınar
* Küçükkabaktepe
* Küçükörtülü
* Küçüksöbeçimen
* Kurdini
* Kurudere
* Kuşçu
* Mirzaağa
* Mollahüseyinler
* Oğlakkaya
* Ördekli
* Sancakağıl
* Tavlaköy
* Tekneli
* Yaylacı
* Yedioluk
* Yeni
* Yeşilkent
Climate
Sarız has a dry-summer
continental climate
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(
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: ''Dsb'').
Summers are dry, with warm days and cool nights, and winters are cold.
References
External links
Sarız District Governorship Official WebsiteKayseri Governorship Official WebsiteSarız District Website
Populated places in Kayseri Province
Districts of Kayseri Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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