Yahyalı

Yahyalı is a town and district in Kayseri Province of Turkey. It is the southernmost district of the province and its area is defined by the steep lines of the Taurus Mountains, named Aladağlar in their section through this region, and it is crossed by the River Zamantı.

For the village, see Yahyalı, Çivril.
Yahyalı
Yahyalı
Coordinates: 38°6′0″N 35°21′39″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKayseri
DistrictYahyalı
Government
 • MayorEsat Öztürk (AKP)
 • KaymakamYunus Emre Altıner
Area
[1]
 • District1,554.48 km2 (600.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
19,791
 • District
36,914
 • District density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Post code
38 400
Websitewww.yahyali.bel.tr

The Aladağlar National Park is 300 km2 (120 sq mi), mostly covered in forests, which also extends into the neighboring districts of Çamardı (Niğde Province) and Aladağ (Adana Province), although its main part is in Yahyalı.

Çamlıca

Çamlıca is a village in the Yahyalı district also known as Pharasa (Φάρασα), Varasos (Βαρασός), Farasa, Faraşa, or Camlica.[3] Until the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923, it was a Greek village. Notable people from Pharasa include Paisius II of Caesarea, Arsenios the Cappadocian, and Paisios of Mount Athos.

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, "Çamlıca, Kayseri, Turkey", mindat.org


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