Akdağmadeni

Akdağmadeni

Akdağmadeni

Municipality in Yozgat, Turkey

Akdağmadeni (Greek: Ἀργυρίων, Argyríōn[2]) is a town in the Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Akdağmadeni District.[3] Its population is 22,180 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 1,344 m (4,409 ft).[4]

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According to the Ottoman population statistics of 1914, the kaza of Akdağmadeni had a total population of 48,759, consisting of 37,081 Muslims, 7,892 Greeks, 3,312 Armenians, 49 Protestants and 425 Roma.[5] Most of the Armenians and Greeks were killed or expelled by 1923.

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    Γεώργιος Κλεάνθης Σκαλιέρης, Λαοί και φυλαί της Μικράς Ασίας. Μετά πινάκων και χαρτών. Athens (Typos) 1922, p. 42. Digitalized version
  3. [3]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Akdağmadeni, Turkey". Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    Kemal Karpat (1985), Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 172-173


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