Yeşilhisar | |
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Coordinates: 38°40′30″N 29°56′14″E / 38.6750°N 29.9372°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Afyonkarahisar |
District | Hocalar |
Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
Population (2021) | 1,514 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 03580 |
Yeşilhisar is a village in the Hocalar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 1,514 (2021). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ( belde). [3] The postal code for the village is 03580.
Yeşilhisar is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south of Kütahya. [4]: 233 The village is located at the western end of the Karahisar Plain and has a continental climate, hot and dry summers, cold and snowy winters. Rainfall is generally sparse. The economy is mainly agriculture accounting for about 60% to 75% of the population with crops including Apples, apricots and Sugar beet and potato are the most important industrial plants.
The ancient city of Dioclea ( Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called Ahırhisar), [5] while some assume that it was located near modern Doğlat. [6] Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period. [4]: 234
Yeşilhisar | |
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Coordinates: 38°40′30″N 29°56′14″E / 38.6750°N 29.9372°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Afyonkarahisar |
District | Hocalar |
Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
Population (2021) | 1,514 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 03580 |
Yeşilhisar is a village in the Hocalar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 1,514 (2021). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ( belde). [3] The postal code for the village is 03580.
Yeşilhisar is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south of Kütahya. [4]: 233 The village is located at the western end of the Karahisar Plain and has a continental climate, hot and dry summers, cold and snowy winters. Rainfall is generally sparse. The economy is mainly agriculture accounting for about 60% to 75% of the population with crops including Apples, apricots and Sugar beet and potato are the most important industrial plants.
The ancient city of Dioclea ( Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called Ahırhisar), [5] while some assume that it was located near modern Doğlat. [6] Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period. [4]: 234