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The Kayseri Province ( tr, ) is situated in central
It was the residence of the Cappadocian kings and was sacked by Tigranes I, king of Armenia, in the 1st century BCE.Kayseri was first known as the city of ''Masaka''. Later, during the Roman period, the province's name was changed to ''Kaesarea'', then '' Kayzer'' before becoming known with its modern name of '' Kayseri''. Danishmend Gazi conquered Kayseri in 1084. The Seljuk Empire then modernised the province, with new buildings and mosques being built around. During this period, the ''Şifahane'', Kayseri's first hospital, and perhaps the first hospital in all of Anatolia, was built. It was built in honor of Princess Gevher Nesibe Hatun, daughter of the Sultan. She died of a disease at a young age. Construction of the hospital was completed in 1206.
Later on, Kayseri became a cultural mecca of poets, artists in Turkey. Seyyid Burhaneddin lived there, and so did others such as Kadı Burhaneddin and Seyrani, among many others. Seynari was born in 1807. Sinan the Great, an Ottoman architect, was also from Kayseri.
According to Turkish
File:Kayseri'deki Erciyes dağı ve Bürüngüz camii.JPG, Mount Erciyes and the Bürüngüz mosque
File:Sahabiye medresesi (gece).JPG, The madrasah of Sahabiye in Kayseri
Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri.jpg, Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri
File:Kadir_Has_Stadion.JPG, Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri
File:Wild_horses1.jpg, Erciyes Mountains
Kayseri governor's official website
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Kayseri weather forecast information
Pictures of the capital of Kayseri province and its sights
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Large Kayseri History
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Kayseri web tasarım
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Kayseri web tasarımı
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Turkey
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. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces.
The province is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history
:''See History of the Republic of Turkey for the history of the modern state.''
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. It is located in Anatolia
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, and surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali. The Ali mountain is named like that in honor of Ali Baba, who is said to have lived in the area. Locals claim that Kayseri is the most peaceful city in the world.
Districts
History
It was the residence of the Cappadocian kings and was sacked by Tigranes I, king of Armenia, in the 1st century BCE.Kayseri was first known as the city of ''Masaka''. Later, during the Roman period, the province's name was changed to ''Kaesarea'', then '' Kayzer'' before becoming known with its modern name of '' Kayseri''. Danishmend Gazi conquered Kayseri in 1084. The Seljuk Empire then modernised the province, with new buildings and mosques being built around. During this period, the ''Şifahane'', Kayseri's first hospital, and perhaps the first hospital in all of Anatolia, was built. It was built in honor of Princess Gevher Nesibe Hatun, daughter of the Sultan. She died of a disease at a young age. Construction of the hospital was completed in 1206.
Later on, Kayseri became a cultural mecca of poets, artists in Turkey. Seyyid Burhaneddin lived there, and so did others such as Kadı Burhaneddin and Seyrani, among many others. Seynari was born in 1807. Sinan the Great, an Ottoman architect, was also from Kayseri.
According to Turkish mythology
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narra ...
, a man named Hasan Baba would cross mountains during the month of August every year and bring Ali Baba snow, which would not melt.
The province roughly corresponds to ancient Cappadocia
Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...
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Modern Kayseri
Kayseri is nowadays a province filled with modern buildings and museums. Some of Turkey's most famous statues and monuments are located there. The modern city of Kayseri is in the Melikgazi district.Transportation in Kayseri
Apart from taxi and bus transportation, Kayseri has a modern airport,Kayseri International Airport
Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport ( tr, Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı, ) is a military airbase and public airport located north of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey. The airport is a major hub for travel to Cappadoci ...
is served by 13 airlines, including Turkish Airlines and it has Kayseray which is the in-city rail system of main public transportation element in Kayseri.
Gallery
References
External links
*Kayseri governor's official website
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Kayseri weather forecast information
Pictures of the capital of Kayseri province and its sights
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Large Kayseri History
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Kayseri web tasarım
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Kayseri web tasarımı
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