Sivrihisar is a municipality and

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Eskişehir Province Eskişehir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey. Its area is 13,960 km2, and its population is 906,617 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are B ...

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. Its area is 2,748 km², and its population is 20,087 (2022). Its elevation is .

Location

The town of Sivrihisar lies north of the historical site of

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, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of ancient Spaleia and a later

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castle, which gives the town its name (''sivri'' "sharp, pointed", ''hisar'' "fortress, castle"). It is located at the interchange of the E-90 and E-96 routes.

Economy

As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.

Composition

There are 78

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in Sivrihisar District: * Ahiler * Aktaş * Aşağıkepen * Aydınlı * Babadat * Bahçecik * Ballıhisar * Benlikuyu * Benliyaver * Beyyazı * Biçer * Böğürtlen * Buhara * Buzluca * Camikebir * Çandır * Çaykoz * Cumhuriyet * Demirci * Demirciköy * Dinek * Dumluca * Dümrek * Elcik * Elmalı * Ertuğrulköy * Gedik * Gerenli * Göktepe * Gülçayır * Güvemli * Hamamkarahisar * Hızırbey * Hüdavendigar * İbikseydi * İğdecik * İlören * İlyaspaşa * İstiklalbağı * Kadıncık * Kaldırımköy * Karabaşlı * Karaburhan * Karacakaya * Karacalar * Karacaören * Karacaörenyaylası * Karadat * Karakaya * Karkın *

Kaymaz Kaymaz is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,058 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is situated on Turkish state highway D.200 whi ...

* Kertek * Kılıç * Kınık * Koçaş * Koltan * Kubbeli * Kurşunlu * Kurtşeyh * Memik * Mülkköy *

Nasrettinhoca Nasrettinhoca (formerly ''Hortu'') is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its population is 414 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is situated along a tr ...

* Oğlakçı * Ortaklar * Paşakadın * Sadıkbağı * Sarıkavak * Selimiye * Sığırcık * Tekören * Yaverören * Yenice * Yenidoğan * Yeniköy *

Yeşilköy (; meaning "Green Village"; prior to 1926, San Stefano or Santo Stefano , ) is an affluent neighbourhood () in the municipality and district of Bakırköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,039 (2022). on the Marmara Sea about ...

* Yukarıkepen * Yunusemre * Zeyköyü

Notable natives

Moushegh Ishkhan Moushegh Ishkhan (; born as ''Jenderejian'', 1913 Sivrihisar - 12 June 1990 Beirut) was an Armenian Diasporan poet, writer and educator. Life and work Moushegh Ishkhan was born in 1913 in Sivrihisar, a village near Ankara. Orphaned during the Arm ...

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poet, writer and educator. *

Nasreddin Hoca Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (variants include Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin, Khaja Nasruddin) (1208–1285) is a character commonly found in the folklores of the Muslim world, ...

was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar. *

Yunus Emre Yunus Emre (), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passe ...

was born in Sivrihisar.

Gallery

File:Sivrihisar_Saat_Kulesi.jpg, Sivrihisar Clock Tower File:Sivrihisar_Ulu_Camii_2055.jpg, Interior of the historical Grand Mosque of Sivrihisar File:Sivrihisar Holy Trinity Church back side in 2012 1046.jpg, Backside view of the

Holy Trinity Church Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

, 1881 File:M.S.Ö. Hava ve Uzay Müzesi .jpg, North American Aviation P-51 Mustang of the US Air Force and other airworthy aircraft on display in the M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum

References

External links

District governor's official website

Local guide to Sivrihisar
* * Populated places in Eskişehir Province Phrygia Districts of Eskişehir Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Eskişehir-geo-stub