Yahyalı is a town and district in Kayseri Province of Turkey. It is the southernmost district of the province and its area is defined by the steep lines of the Taurus Mountains, named Aladağlar in their section through this region, and it is crossed by the River Zamantı.
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Coordinates: 38°6′0″N 35°21′39″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kayseri |
District | Yahyalı |
Government | |
• Mayor | Esat Öztürk (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Yunus Emre Altıner |
Area | |
• District | 1,554.48 km2 (600.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,330 m (4,360 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 19,791 |
• District | 36,914 |
• District density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Post code | 38 400 |
Website | www.yahyali.bel.tr |
The Aladağlar National Park is 300 km2 (120 sq mi), mostly covered in forests, which also extends into the neighboring districts of Çamardı (Niğde Province) and Aladağ (Adana Province), although its main part is in Yahyalı.
Çamlıca is a village in the Yahyalı district also known as Pharasa (Φάρασα), Varasos (Βαρασός), Farasa, Faraşa, or Camlica.[3] Until the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923, it was a Greek village. Notable people from Pharasa include Paisius II of Caesarea, Arsenios the Cappadocian, and Paisios of Mount Athos.
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