Sivrihisar is a village in the

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Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Its population is 138 (2022).

History

Its name was likely

Arianzus Arianzus or Arianzos () was a town of ancient Cappadocia, inhabited in Byzantine times. Arianzus is a titular see of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Gregory of Nazianzus was born in Arianzus. Its site is located near the Sivrihisar ...

, or Arianzum in antiquity due to its proximity to the settlement, though this is not confirmed. The village has had the same name since 1919.

Geography

It is 51 km from

Aksaray Aksaray () is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aksaray Province and Aksaray District.

city center and 5 km from

Güzelyurt Güzelyurt, meaning 'beautiful homeland', formerly Gelveri (Cappadocian Greek: Καρβάλη), is a town in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of from the city of Aksaray. It is the seat of Güzelyurt Dist ...

town center.

Population

References

Villages in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray {{Aksaray-geo-stub