Sivrihisar (Turkish: Sivrihisar, "a pointed castle") is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 23 488 of which 9,817 live in the town of Sivrihisar.[3] The district covers an area of 2,987 km² (1,153 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1,070 m (3,510 ft).

Sivrihisar
District
Location of Sivrihisar within Turkey.
Sivrihisar
Coordinates: 39°27′N 31°32′E
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Eskişehir
Government
• Governor	Hüseyin Sayın
• Mayor	Hamid Yüzügüllü (AKP)
Area [1]
• District	2,546.71 km2 (983.29 sq mi)
Elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	9,820
• District	22,712
• District density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	26xxx
Area code	0222
Licence plate	26
Website	www.sivrihisar.gov.tr

Location

The town of Sivrihisar lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of a Byzantine castle, and gives the town its name (sivri "sharp, pointed", hisar "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes.

Economy

As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.[4]

Notable natives

• Moushegh Ishkhan an Armenian genocide survivor, poet, writer and educator.
• Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar.[5]
• Yunus Emre was born in Sivrihisar.

See also

• Monument of Sivrihisar Airplane
• Sivrihisar Grand Mosque
• Sivrihisar Aviation Center
• M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum

Notes

References

• "Geographical information on Sivrihisar, Turkey". Falling Rain Genomics. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
• "General information on Sivrihisar, Eskişehir" (in Turkish). Governorship of Eskişehir, Turkey. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
• "Environmental Status Report for Eskişehir Province" (PDF) (in Turkish). Governorship of Eskişehir, Directorate of Provincial Environment and Forestry. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2008-04-07.

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Sivri-Hissar".

• District governor's official website (in Turkish)
• Local guide to Sivrihisar (in Turkish and English)

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