Kayıhan, İhsaniye

Kayıhan is a town (belde) and municipality in the İhsaniye District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,118 (2021).[2] The Kayıhan municipality was created in 1989 by the consolidation of the villages of Tekke, Garen, and Kunduzlu.[3] Kayıhan's current neighborhoods include Pınar, Cumhuriyet, Türbe, and Kunduzlu.[4][5]

Kayıhan
Municipality
Kayıhan is located in Turkey
Kayıhan
Kayıhan
Location in Turkey
Kayıhan is located in Turkey Aegean
Kayıhan
Kayıhan
Kayıhan (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 39°00′N 30°30′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
Districtİhsaniye
Population
 (2021)
2,118
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Adjacent to Kayıhan's Hayran Veli Mosque is the tomb of Hayran Veli Sultan, said to be a folk healer from Khorasan.[6] Near Kayıhan are various ruins of the Göynüş Valley (the "Phrygian Valley") such as the Aslantaş ("lion stone").[7]

The name "Kayıhan" is said to come from the Kayı tribe to which Oghuz Khan belonged.[3] The settlement was also formerly known as "Kaya-Viran" (rock ruin), after being destroyed in an earthquake.[3]

The 1940 population of Kayaviran is listed as 656 (318 women, 338 men).[8] The 1945 populatıon of Kayaviran is listed as 640 (322 women, 318 men).[9] The 1960 populatıon of Kayaviran is listed as 850 (445 women, 405 men).[10] The 2011 population of Kayıhan is listed as 2266 (1147 women, 1119 men).[11] The 2012 population of Kayıhan is listed as 2201.[12]

References
  1. Belde, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. "Kayıhan Belediyesi". T.C. İhsaniye Kaymakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Hayran Veli Sultan Türbesi - Afyonkarahisar". T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. "İhsaniye / Kayıhan Kasabası Göynüş Vadisi Örenyeri". Afyonkarahisar İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. "20 İlkteşrin 1940 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 20 October 1940. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "21 Ekim 1945 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 21 October 1945. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. "23 Ekim 1960 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 23 October 1960. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. "Population of City, Towns and Villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. "Sade Nüfuslar (2012 Belediye Nüfusları)" (PDF). Türkiye Belediyeler Birliği. 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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