Yakasinek is a village in the Sultandağı District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,330 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is located near Lake Eber, 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest from the town Sultandağı and 60 km (37 mi) east from Afyonkarahisar. Afyon-Pozantı connection is provided with the E981 highway passing through its borders.
Yakasinek | |
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  Yakasinek Location in Turkey  Yakasinek Yakasinek (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′N 31°10′E / 38.550°N 31.167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Afyonkarahisar |
| District | Sultandağı |
| Population (2021) | 1,330 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 03900 |
| Area code | 0272 |
Economy edit
The main source of revenues are apricot and cherry farming. The famous Napoleon cherry is an important source of export for village. A minor part of the population also stock farming.
History edit
There are ancient settlements of Romans and Oghuz Turks in the village.[4] Name of the village is mentioned as Yaka Hasenek in the Seljuk and Ottoman records.
The Afyon-Akşehir railway line built by Chemins de fer Ottomans d'Anatolie on 27 November 1895 was put into service. The line was purchased by Turkish Republic in 1928.[5]
The ancient settlements of Oghuz Turks and Romans in the region are preserved today:
Kocaoğuz Mound: 1.2. and 3rd degree Archaeological site.[6]
Yeni Tumulus: It is the 1st degree archaeological site of the Roman Period.[7]
References edit
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ "Ancient settlements of Yakasenek". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Railway line 1895". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "protection order 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "protection order 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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