Pınarbaşı, Kayseri

Pınarbaşı (Adyghe: Iазэй/Пынарбащы) is a town and district of Kayseri Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is mostly made up of Circassians who settled this area by the Ottomans after their migration to Turkey as a result of Circassian genocide.[3][4]

For other uses, see Pınarbaşı (disambiguation).
Pınarbaşı
Town
Pınarbaşı
Coordinates: 38°43′19″N 36°23′28″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKayseri
Area
[1]
 • District3,382.38 km2 (1,305.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
10,960
 • District
27,045
 • District density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Pınarbaşı

History

Ariarateia (Greek: Ἀριαράθεια; Roman.: Ariarátheia) or Ariarátia (present-day Pınarbaşı, in Kayseri, Turkey) was a Cappadocian city founded by Ariarate IV (r. 220–163 BC), in the region at the time known as Sargarausena. It was incorporated into the Roman Empire upon the annexation of Cappadocia as a province by Emperor Tiberius.

In the 4th century, more precisely during the reign of Constantine (r. 306–337), the eastern portion of Cappadocia was separated to form Lesser Armenia. In the middle of the same century, Armenia Minor was divided into Armenia Prima and Armenia Secunda, Ariarateia being incorporated into the latter. In 431, Ariarateia is documented as a suffragan diocese. During the Byzantine Empire, it was renamed Dasmenda.

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Özekmekçi, İnanç (2020). "Kayseri'de yaşayan Çerkes gençlerinin kimlik-siyaset algısı: Siyasal ilgi, bilgi ve katılma düzeyleri üzerine bir çalışma". Ekonomi, Politika & Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi.
  4. ""Pınarbaşı Uzunyayla Çerkes Peyniri" tescillendi". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-07.


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