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
Kayıhan is located in Turkey
Kayıhan
Kayıhan
Location in Turkey
Kayıhan is located in Turkey Aegean
Kayıhan
Kayıhan
Kayıhan (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 39°00′N 30°30′E / 39.000°N 30.500°E / 39.000; 30.500
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
Districtİhsaniye
Population
 (2022)
2,119
Time zoneUTC+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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1940656—    
1945640−0.49%
1960850+1.91%
19972,698+3.17%
20072,576−0.46%
20122,201−3.10%
20172,103−0.91%
20222,119+0.15%
Source: Population censuses (1940-1997)[8][9][10][11] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Belde, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Kalenderoğlu, Abdülkadir (2017). "Hayran Veli Camii ve Türbesi" (PDF). Taşpınar. 19: 70. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Kayıhan Belediyesi". T.C. İhsaniye Kaymakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Hayran Veli Sultan Türbesi - Afyonkarahisar". T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ "İhsaniye / Kayıhan Kasabası Göynüş Vadisi Örenyeri". Afyonkarahisar İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "1940 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1940. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "1945 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1945. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "1960 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1960. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2022.
  11. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.