Kayıhan, İhsaniye

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Kayıhan
Village
Country Turkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar Province
Districtİhsaniye
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kayıhan is a municipality[1] in the District of İhsaniye, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. The Kayıhan municipality was created in 1989 by the consolidation of the villages of Tekke, Garen, and Kunduzlu.[2] Kayıhan's current neighborhoods include Pınar, Cumhuriyet, Türbe, and Kunduzlu.[3]

Adjacent to Kayıhan's Hayran Veli Mosque is the tomb of Hayran Veli Sultan, said to be a folk healer from Khorasan.[4] Near Kayıhan are various ruins of the Göynüş Valley (the "Phrygian Valley") such as the Aslantaş ("lion stone").[5]

The name "Kayıhan" is said to come from the Kayı tribe to which Oghuz Khan belonged.[6] The settlement was also formerly known as "Kaya-Viran" (rock ruin), after being destroyed in an earthquake.[7]

The 1940 population of Kayaviran is listed as 656 (318 women, 338 men).[8] The 1945 populatıon of Kayaviran is listed as 640 (322 women, 318 men).[9] The 1960 populatıon of Kayaviran is listed as 850 (445 women, 405 men).[10] The 2011 population of Kayıhan is listed as 2266 (1147 women, 1119 men).[11] The 2012 population of Kayıhan is listed as 2201.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kayıhan Belediyesi". T.C. İhsaniye Kaymakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Kayıhan Belediyesi". T.C. İhsaniye Kaymakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Hayran Veli Sultan Türbesi - Afyonkarahisar". T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "İhsaniye / Kayıhan Kasabası Göynüş Vadisi Örenyeri". Afyonkarahisar İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "20 İlkteşrin 1940 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 20 October 1940. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "21 Ekim 1945 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 21 October 1945. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "23 Ekim 1960 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" (PDF). 23 October 1960. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Population of City, Towns and Villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Sade Nüfuslar (2012 Belediye Nüfusları)" (PDF). Türkiye Belediyeler Birliği. 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

Coordinates: 39°00′N 30°30′E / 39.000°N 30.500°E / 39.000; 30.500


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