İncesu,_Kayseri

İncesu, Kayseri

İncesu, Kayseri

District and municipality in Kayseri, Turkey

İncesu is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 874 km2,[3] and its population is 29,120 (2022).[1] The mayor is Mustafa İlmek (AKP). It has been identified with the ancient town Sadogora or Sadacora.[4][5][6]

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History

At the beginning of the 20th century, Greeks still formed part of the population of İncesu. Most of them went with the Turkish-Greek Population Exchange. There is the Kara Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai built by Kara Mustafa Pasha in 1660 in İncesu.

In 2021, archaeologists discovered late Roman and early Byzantine houses, with inscriptions and mosaics.[7]

Composition

There are 33 neighbourhoods in İncesu District:[8]

  • Bahçelievler
  • Bahçesaray
  • Bulgurcu
  • Çardaklı
  • Dokuzpınar
  • Fırınönü
  • Garipçe
  • Gönenkent
  • Güney
  • Hamurcu
  • Karahüyük
  • Karakoyunlu
  • Karamustafapaşa
  • Kızılören Aşağı
  • Kızılören Ötebatan
  • Kızılören Tabaklı
  • Küllü
  • Örenşehir
  • Orta
  • Saraycık
  • Sarıkürklü
  • Semerkent
  • Şeyhşaban
  • Subaşı
  • Süksün Cumhuriyet
  • Süksün Hürriyet
  • Süksün Zafer
  • Sultansazı
  • Tahirinli
  • Üçkuyu
  • Vali Ihsan Aras
  • Yarım
  • Yenicami

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    "İncesu Belediyesi".
  5. [5]
    Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sadacora". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  6. [6]
    Lamesa, Anaïs (2016). "D'une Cappadoce à l'autre (5e av.-10e ap. J.-C.): problèmes historiques, géographiques et archéologiques". Paris 4 Sorbonne. pp. 61–62.
  7. [7]
    Largest floor mosaic in Central Anatolia found in Kayseri
  8. [8]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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