Koyulhisar is a town in
Sivas Province
Sivas Province () is a province of Turkey. It is located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Its area is 28,164 km2 (the second largest province after Konya), and its population is 634,924 (2022). Its adjacent prov ...
of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is the seat of
Koyulhisar District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its population is 4,041 (2022).
The mayor is Bora Karrakulukcu (
iYi).
History
The ancient city of
Nicopolis in Armenia (v.; Νικόπολις in
ancient Greek
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) stood at this place and rose to Metropolis of Roman
Lesser Armenia
Lesser Armenia (; ; ), also known as Armenia Minor and Armenia Inferior, comprised the Armenian-populated regions primarily to the west and northwest of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia (also known as Kingdom of Greater Armenia), on the western sid ...
.
Historically, it has also been known as Koyluhisar and Koyunlu Hisar.
This name seemingly hails from the Latin
colonia (Roman colony), as it was also the nearby site of
Colonia in Armenia, which became important enough to be a
suffragan
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In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
in the Late
Roman Province
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of
Armenia Prima
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran ...
, but faded like most in
Asia Minor
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...
.
References
Populated places in Sivas Province
Koyulhisar District
District municipalities in Turkey
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