Yahyalı

Yahyalı is a town and the southernmost district of Kayseri province in Turkey. The Aladağlar Mountains, a part of the rocky Taurus Mountains, pass through this region as does the River Zamantı.

For the village, see Yahyalı, Çivril.
Yahyalı
Town
Yahyalı is located in Turkey
Yahyalı
Yahyalı
Coordinates: 38°6′0″N 35°21′39″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKayseri
DistrictYahyalı
Government
 • MayorEsat Öztürk (AKP)
 • KaymakamYunus Emre Altıner
Area
[1]
 • District1,554.48 km2 (600.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
19,791
 • District
36,914
 • District density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Post code
38 400
Websitewww.yahyali.bel.tr

Mostly covered in forest, the Aladağlar National Park covers 300 km2 (120 sq mi) and extends into the neighbouring districts of Çamardı (Niğde Province) and Aladağ (Adana Province), although the main part is in Yahyalı.

The nearest airport is Kayseri International Airport.

History

The district was established by Turkish forces led by Seyyid Ali and Yahya Ali (Yahya Gazi who came into Anatolia in the 13th century. The tomb of Seyyid Ali is in the garden of Yahyalı State Hospital while that of Yahya Gazi is in the courtyard of the Yahyalı Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ulu Cami). Yahyalı was affiliated to Kozan until 1926 but became part of Kayseri province after Kozan province became a district in 1926.

Yahyalı Carpets

The district of Yahyalı is well known for the hand-woven rugs that used to be produced there. These are characterised by their deep red and blue colours and by the medallions usually placed in the centre. Right through into the early 2000s a carpet market clung to life in Yahyalı town. [3]

Çamlıca

Çamlıca was a Greek village of the Yahyalı district also known as Pharasa (Φάρασα), Varasos (Βαρασός), Farasa, Faraşa, or Camlica.[4] Until the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923, Notable people from Pharasa included Paisius II of Caesarea, Arsenios the Cappadocian, and Paisios of Mount Athos.

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. "Yahyali Oriental Rugs". www.abc-oriental-rug.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  4. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, "Çamlıca, Kayseri, Turkey", mindat.org


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