Ferizli is a municipality and

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. It takes its name from Feriz or Feyzi Ağa who lived in the region. The name used as Firuzlu during the Ottoman period took its current form over time. It is recorded that it was founded as Feriz or Feyzi Ağa Farm around 1400-1406, with the settlement of

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from

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who escaped from the tyranny of

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. The farmland spread to the villages of Damlık in the east and Elmalık in the southwest. The town of

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(Donigaşen) was also founded by

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immigrants under the protection of the same

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. Its area is 173 km², and its population is 30,741 (2022). The mayor is Mehmet Ata ( iYi).

Composition

There are 24

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in Ferizli District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Abdürrezzak * Ağacık * Akçukur * Bakırlı * Ceylandere * Damlık * Değirmencik * Devlet * Doğancı * Gölkent * Hocaoğlu * İnönü * İstiklal * Karadiken * Kemalpaşa * Kuzca * Nalköy * Osmanağa Çiftliği * Sarıahmetler * Seyifler * Sinanoğlu * Teberik * Tokat * Yeni

References

Populated places in Sakarya Province Districts of Sakarya Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Sakarya-geo-stub