Kailar(ottman alfabet قایلر ) is a city in western Rumelia. It lies in the prefecture of Kozana, which is part of Western Macedonia.It is the seat of the province of Manastır.The city was named Kayilar while under Ottoman rule.
The city is in the valley and the mountains of Askio to the southwest and Vermio to the northeast. It is located N of Kozani, E of Kastoria, S of Florina and SW of Edessa. Since the 1960s or the 1970s, GR-3/ E65? bypassed it to the east.
According to archaeologists, the Ptolemaida region has been occupied since 6000 BCE [1].
Archaeologists, in November of 2005, discovered the remains of two farming villages dating back to the Neolithic period. A press report notes that such farming villages were trading centres and had a "developed knowledge of metalworking" [1].
The city is named after a soldier of Alexander the Great named Ptolemaeus the Lagos, who was a student of Aristotle as well. Many places and cities in western Macedonia were named after soldiers of Alexander the Great. Ptolemaida is also the capital of Eordea province (Eordea means loved, and was taken from the name of the ancient goddess Eorda, or Mother Earth[ citation needed]).
During Ottoman rule, Ptolemaida was called Kailari. The area of Ptolemaida became famous for the historic battles in the areas of Komanos and Perdikkas, during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. Ptolemaida was taken by Greek forces on October 15 1915.
The first Turkish immigration from Asia Minor took place under the Byzantine emperors before the conquest of the country. The first purely Turkish town, Yenije-Vardar, was founded on the ruins of Vardar in 1362. After the capture of Salonica (1430), a strong Turkish population was settled in the city, and similar colonies were founded in Monastir, Ochrida, Serres, Drama and other important places. In many of these towns half or more of the population is still Turkish. A series of military colonies were subsequently established at various points of strategic importance along the principal lines of communication. Before 1360 large numbers of nomad shepherds, or Yuruks, from the district of Konia, in Asia Minor, had settled in the country; their descendants are still known as Konariotes. Further immigration from this region took place from time to time up to the middle of the 18th century. After the establishment of the feudal system in 1397 many of the Seljuk noble families came over from Asia Minor; their descendants may be recognized among the beys or Moslem landowners in southern Macedonia. At the beginning of the 18th century the Turkish population was very considerable, but since that time it has continuously decreased. A low birth rate, the exhaustion of the male population by military service, and great mortality from epidemics, against which Moslem fatalism takes no pre-cautions, have brought about a decline which has latterly been hastened by emigration
The Turkish rural population is found in three principal groups:
It is considered a highly industrial area. There are 4 power plants in this area producing 70% of Greece's electrical power. In its subsoil, there are huge amounts of lignite which is the raw material of the power plants. The plants are owned by the Public Power Corporation (DEI) , who is the major employer in the city. The plant was first tested by the prime minister of Greece at that time, Constantine Karamanlis. The other two are in Amyntaio in Florina and in Agios Dimitrios.
The city is in the valley and the mountains of Askio to the southwest and Vermio to the northeast. It is located N of Kozani, E of Kastoria, S of Florina and SW of Edessa. Since the 1960s or the 1970s, GR-3/ E65? is bypassed to the east.
The current population is roughly 40,000 and is mainly employed by the power plants.
See main article: Ottoman Greece
According to Ottoman archivies the city was estableshed by turks.
First settlmants of Kailar are below
The
Sultan Selim II's ferman for Kailar:
Ptolemaida was called Kailari (from the Turkish word which means relative like kainpeder;father in law -lar makes plural).
The area of Ptolemaida became famous for the historic battles in the areas of Komanos and Perdikkas, during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. Ptolemaida was taken from Turkish rule on October 15 1915. Ottoman time :original names of villigies of Kailar
In the 1920s, the Pontic refugees from Asia Minor and from Pontos, as well as a smaller number of refugees from Thrace, arrived during the Greco-Turkish War and the population expanded. On September 8 1942, Ptolemaida became a municipality with a population of 8000, whose main occupation was agriculture and livestock farming.
Ptolemaida's culture has a long history. In addition to the Neolithic archaeological sites, a golden necklace dating to roughly 4500 BCE was discovered by a resident on February 16 2006 [1]. Associated Press reporter Costas Kantouris describes the item as a "flat, roughly ring-shaped prehistoric pendant [which] probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society." [1].
A substantial proportion of Ptolemaida's residents are Greek-speaking Pontic refugees from Asia Minor who first arrived in Macedonia during the late 1920's. Another major ethnic group in the city are Greek Vlachi. A small ethnic group who inhabit the city are ethnic Macedonians, sometimes referred to as "local natives" or "Slavomacedonians" by the Greeks.
see also: Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations
Year | Communal Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | 22,109 | - | - | - |
1991 | 25,125 | 3,020/13.65% | 32,775 | - |
2002 | - | - | - | - |
Villages were named (in Ottoman Times ):
--3210 22:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
The name of places in Latin alfabet. File:Kayılar Yunanca adları-1.jpg
Kailar(ottman alfabet قایلر ) is a city in western Rumelia. It lies in the prefecture of Kozana, which is part of Western Macedonia.It is the seat of the province of Manastır.The city was named Kayilar while under Ottoman rule.
The city is in the valley and the mountains of Askio to the southwest and Vermio to the northeast. It is located N of Kozani, E of Kastoria, S of Florina and SW of Edessa. Since the 1960s or the 1970s, GR-3/ E65? bypassed it to the east.
According to archaeologists, the Ptolemaida region has been occupied since 6000 BCE [1].
Archaeologists, in November of 2005, discovered the remains of two farming villages dating back to the Neolithic period. A press report notes that such farming villages were trading centres and had a "developed knowledge of metalworking" [1].
The city is named after a soldier of Alexander the Great named Ptolemaeus the Lagos, who was a student of Aristotle as well. Many places and cities in western Macedonia were named after soldiers of Alexander the Great. Ptolemaida is also the capital of Eordea province (Eordea means loved, and was taken from the name of the ancient goddess Eorda, or Mother Earth[ citation needed]).
During Ottoman rule, Ptolemaida was called Kailari. The area of Ptolemaida became famous for the historic battles in the areas of Komanos and Perdikkas, during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. Ptolemaida was taken by Greek forces on October 15 1915.
The first Turkish immigration from Asia Minor took place under the Byzantine emperors before the conquest of the country. The first purely Turkish town, Yenije-Vardar, was founded on the ruins of Vardar in 1362. After the capture of Salonica (1430), a strong Turkish population was settled in the city, and similar colonies were founded in Monastir, Ochrida, Serres, Drama and other important places. In many of these towns half or more of the population is still Turkish. A series of military colonies were subsequently established at various points of strategic importance along the principal lines of communication. Before 1360 large numbers of nomad shepherds, or Yuruks, from the district of Konia, in Asia Minor, had settled in the country; their descendants are still known as Konariotes. Further immigration from this region took place from time to time up to the middle of the 18th century. After the establishment of the feudal system in 1397 many of the Seljuk noble families came over from Asia Minor; their descendants may be recognized among the beys or Moslem landowners in southern Macedonia. At the beginning of the 18th century the Turkish population was very considerable, but since that time it has continuously decreased. A low birth rate, the exhaustion of the male population by military service, and great mortality from epidemics, against which Moslem fatalism takes no pre-cautions, have brought about a decline which has latterly been hastened by emigration
The Turkish rural population is found in three principal groups:
It is considered a highly industrial area. There are 4 power plants in this area producing 70% of Greece's electrical power. In its subsoil, there are huge amounts of lignite which is the raw material of the power plants. The plants are owned by the Public Power Corporation (DEI) , who is the major employer in the city. The plant was first tested by the prime minister of Greece at that time, Constantine Karamanlis. The other two are in Amyntaio in Florina and in Agios Dimitrios.
The city is in the valley and the mountains of Askio to the southwest and Vermio to the northeast. It is located N of Kozani, E of Kastoria, S of Florina and SW of Edessa. Since the 1960s or the 1970s, GR-3/ E65? is bypassed to the east.
The current population is roughly 40,000 and is mainly employed by the power plants.
See main article: Ottoman Greece
According to Ottoman archivies the city was estableshed by turks.
First settlmants of Kailar are below
The
Sultan Selim II's ferman for Kailar:
Ptolemaida was called Kailari (from the Turkish word which means relative like kainpeder;father in law -lar makes plural).
The area of Ptolemaida became famous for the historic battles in the areas of Komanos and Perdikkas, during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. Ptolemaida was taken from Turkish rule on October 15 1915. Ottoman time :original names of villigies of Kailar
In the 1920s, the Pontic refugees from Asia Minor and from Pontos, as well as a smaller number of refugees from Thrace, arrived during the Greco-Turkish War and the population expanded. On September 8 1942, Ptolemaida became a municipality with a population of 8000, whose main occupation was agriculture and livestock farming.
Ptolemaida's culture has a long history. In addition to the Neolithic archaeological sites, a golden necklace dating to roughly 4500 BCE was discovered by a resident on February 16 2006 [1]. Associated Press reporter Costas Kantouris describes the item as a "flat, roughly ring-shaped prehistoric pendant [which] probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society." [1].
A substantial proportion of Ptolemaida's residents are Greek-speaking Pontic refugees from Asia Minor who first arrived in Macedonia during the late 1920's. Another major ethnic group in the city are Greek Vlachi. A small ethnic group who inhabit the city are ethnic Macedonians, sometimes referred to as "local natives" or "Slavomacedonians" by the Greeks.
see also: Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations
Year | Communal Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | 22,109 | - | - | - |
1991 | 25,125 | 3,020/13.65% | 32,775 | - |
2002 | - | - | - | - |
Villages were named (in Ottoman Times ):
--3210 22:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
The name of places in Latin alfabet. File:Kayılar Yunanca adları-1.jpg