Sarız, Turkey
Sarız is a town of 3,990 people in Kayseri, Turkey, founded in April 1, 1946.
Why visit Sarız
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat and 133 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Karlıdağ.
Weather in Sarız
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About Sarız
Sarız, formerly known as Sáros (Greek: Σάρος), is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,173 km2, and its population is 9,282 (2022). The mayor is Ömer Faruk Eroğlu.
From the Wikipedia article Sarız (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do133
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Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship29
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Healthcare2
History
The history of the district goes back to ancient times, to 700 BC. Cilicia remained under the rule of Dulkadiroğulları Principality from Byzantine Empire and beylik, and was included in Ottoman Empire in the period of Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1515. The settlement, which was shown as a part of the Hurman district of the Elbistan district in the 16th century Ottoman records, was connected to the Aziziye district, which was created in 1861.
registered as a sub-district. During this period, the center of Sariz was called "Koyyeri". In the records of 1910, it is stated that Sarız, which is a township, has 46 villages. The Municipality organization was established on July 30, 1914, upon the request of the Sivas Governor of the time being approved by the Ottoman Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1927, it was separated from Sivas and connected to Kayseri. In 1946, it was separated from the Pınarbaşı district to which it was affiliated and became an independent district.
From the History section of Sarız on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Sarız
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 93 km away.
- Pınarbaşı 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Tufanbeyli 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Yamanlı 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Yeşilova 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Doğanlı 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Afşin 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
- Göksun 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Elbistan 68 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Talas 85 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Develi 88 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS006-E-50798 - View of Syria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-87919 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS045-E-165048 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS045-E-165047 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS045-E-165049 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS028-E-26112 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Dallıkavak ÇEŞMELER - panoramio, hüseyin yeşil, CC BY 3.0
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