Zara, Turkey

Zara
Zara
	Zara
	Coordinates: 39°53′42″N 37°45′11″E / 39.89500°N 37.75306°ECoordinates: 39°53′42″N 37°45′11″E / 39.89500°N 37.75306°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Sivas
Government
• Mayor	Fatih Celik ()
• Kaymakam	Bahattin Alp Arslanköylü
Area
• District	2,578.01 km2 (995.38 sq mi)
Elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	11,945
• District	23,084
• District density	9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Post code	587xx
Website	www.zara.bel.tr

A view from Zara city center

Zara ^[3] is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Fatih Celik (MHP). The town is 70 km. (appr. 45 miles) away from Sivas downtown.

History[]

In antiquity, Zara (Ancient Greek: Ζάρα) was a town in the northern part of Armenia Minor, or perhaps more correctly in Pontus, on the road from Caesarea to Satala, and at the same time on that from Arabissus to Nicopolis.^[4]

Economy[]

Historically, silver was extracted from lead in Zara. Coal, asbestos, and arsenic were also produced in the area.^[5]

Localities[]

Kuzören

References[]

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ It. Ant. pp. 182, 207, 213.
^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Armenia and Kurdistan. London: H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 74–75.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Zara". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.