Sarıyahşi

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Aksaray
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2


map_caption =Location of Sarıyahşi within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Sarıyahşi


image_caption =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
population_total = 12120
population_urban = 7751
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 43.29
area_total_km2 = 280
latd = 38
latm = 59
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 51
longEW = E
elevation_m = 870
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 68xxx
area_code = 0382
blank_info = 68
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title = Governor
leader_name = Erdoğan Turan Ermiş
leader_title1 = Mayor
leader_name1 = Ahmet Çelik
website = [http://www.sariyahsi.gov.tr/ www.sariyahsi.gov.tr]

Sarıyahşi is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of convert|110|km|mi|0|abbr=on from the province seat of Aksaray. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 12,120 of which 7,751 live in the town of Sarıyahşi, and the remainder in surrounding villages.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-03|author=Turkish Statistical Institute|format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-04-03|author=GeoHive|language=English] The district covers an area of convert|280|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, [cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-22|author=Statoids|language=English] and lies at an average elevation of convert|870|m|ft|0|abbr=on.

The district is good agricultural land watered by Hirfanlı Dam reservoir, and used for growing grain and other crops. There is a uranium mine in the village of Bekdik and various stone quarries.

The town of Sarıyahşi is a small rural centre providing schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding countryside.

History

This part of central Anatolia has seen the passage of numerous great armies and civilisations from Alexander the Great, through Romans and Byzantines, to the Seljuk Turks in 1096. Then the Crusades, and further waves of Turks including the Khalaj tribe from northern Iran and the Emirbey. Finally from 1402 the area came within the Ottoman Empire.

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External links

* [http://www.sariyahsi.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.sariyahsibelediyesi.com/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.sariyahsi.de/ Local news website] tr icon / de icon