Seyitgazi

Coordinates: 39°26′44″N 30°41′38″E / 39.44556°N 30.69389°E / 39.44556; 30.69389
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Seyitgazi
Map showing Seyitgazi District in Eskişehir Province
Map showing Seyitgazi District in Eskişehir Province
Seyitgazi is located in Turkey
Seyitgazi
Seyitgazi
Location in Turkey
Seyitgazi is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Seyitgazi
Seyitgazi
Seyitgazi (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°26′44″N 30°41′38″E / 39.44556°N 30.69389°E / 39.44556; 30.69389
CountryTurkey
ProvinceEskişehir
Government
 • MayorUğur Tepe (CHP)
Area
1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
12,587
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
26950
Area code0222
Websitewww.seyitgazi.bel.tr

Seyitgazi is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,578 km2,[3] and its population is 12,587 (2022).[1] The central town of Seyitgazi lies at a distance of 43 km (27 mi) towards the south from the province capital of Eskişehir. The town was known formerly as Nakoleia.

History

The town occupies the site of the

Byzantine
city of Nakoleia which is attested from Roman times.

After the town was conquered by the Seljuk Turks, it was known as Kala'-i-Mashihya, the Christian Castle.

seyyid) and warrior Battal Gazi, who allegedly fell in a battle nearby in 740.[5] The town was eventually renamed
after Battal Gazi.

From 1867 until 1922, Seyitgazi was part of Hüdavendigâr vilayet.

Places of interest

A

Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev I and further extended in 1511 by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II
. The shrine and the adjoining complex remain popular with local as well as foreign visitors.

Archaeological discoveries

In August 2019, researchers headed by Prof. Murat Türkteki announced the discovery of two skeletons dating back about 5,000 years in the same sarcophagus in Early Bronze Age settlement Küllüoba. Excavators assumed that one of the skeletons was a 13-year-old girl and other was a man in his late 30s.[6][7][8]

In August 2020, archaeologists headed by Prof. Murat Türktaki revealed a 5,000-year-old paint palette made of stone in the Seyitgazi district at the Küllüoba site. According to Türktaki, this palette was used for painting dishes.[9][10]

In March 2021, construction workers found a marble sarcophagus  which is 1.5 meters long and 33 centimetres wide in the Seyitgazi district at the Küllüoba site.[11][12][13]  

Composition

There are 51

neighbourhoods in Seyitgazi District:[14]

References

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    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ sabah, daily (2019-08-04). "5,000-year-old human skeletons unearthed in central Turkey". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  7. ^ "5,000-year-old double burial unearthed in central Turkey". The Archaeology News Network. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  8. ^ "5,000-year-old human skeletons unearthed in central Turkey". anews. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  9. ^ SABAH, DAILY (2020-08-26). "5,000-year-old paint palette unearthed in northwest Turkey". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  10. ^ "5,000-year-old paint palette unearthed in northwest Turkey". The Archaeology News Network. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  11. ^ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (2021-03-01). "Construction workers discover ancient sarcophagus in NW Turkey". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  12. ^ "Строители нашли загадочный древний саркофаг в Турции". www.mk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  13. ^ "Builders find mysterious ancient sarcophagus in Turkey - Around World journal". Retrieved 2021-03-03.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.