Kayıhan is a town (belde) and municipality in the İhsaniye District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,119 (2022).[2] The Kayıhan municipality was created in 1989 by the consolidation of the villages of Tekke, Garen, and Kunduzlu.[3] Kayıhan's current neighborhoods include Pınar, Cumhuriyet, Türbe, and Kunduzlu.[4][5]
Kayıhan | |
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  Kayıhan Location in Turkey  Kayıhan Kayıhan (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′N 30°30′E / 39.000°N 30.500°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Afyonkarahisar |
| District | İhsaniye |
| Population (2022) | 2,119 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Adjacent to Kayıhan's Hayran Veli Mosque is the tomb of Hayran Veli Sultan, said to be a folk healer from Khorasan.[6] Near Kayıhan are various ruins of the Göynüş Valley (the "Phrygian Valley") such as the Aslantaş ("lion stone").[7]
The name "Kayıhan" is said to come from the Kayı tribe to which Oghuz Khan belonged.[3] The settlement was also formerly known as "Kaya-Viran" (rock ruin), after being destroyed in an earthquake.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 656 | — |
| 1945 | 640 | −0.49% |
| 1960 | 850 | +1.91% |
| 1997 | 2,698 | +3.17% |
| 2007 | 2,576 | −0.46% |
| 2012 | 2,201 | −3.10% |
| 2017 | 2,103 | −0.91% |
| 2022 | 2,119 | +0.15% |
| Source: Population censuses (1940-1997)[8][9][10][11] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2] | ||
References
edit- ^ Belde, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Kayıhan Belediyesi". T.C. İhsaniye Kaymakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Hayran Veli Sultan Türbesi - Afyonkarahisar". T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "İhsaniye / Kayıhan Kasabası Göynüş Vadisi Örenyeri". Afyonkarahisar İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "1940 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1940. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ^ "1945 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1945. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2022.
- ^ "1960 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1960. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2022.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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