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Sivrihisar

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Country
  
Turkey

Elevation
  
1,070 m (3,510 ft)

Postal code
  
26xxx

Area
  
2,987 km²

Area code
  
0222

Region
  
Central Anatolia

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
26

Local time
  
Thursday 9:29 AM

Province
  
Eskişehir Province

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 51% Humidity

Sivrihisar (Turkish: Sivrihisar, "a pointed castle") is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 23 488 of which 9,817 live in the town of Sivrihisar. The district covers an area of 2,987 km2 (1,153 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1,070 m (3,510 ft).

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Map of Sivrihisar, 26600 Sivrihisar%2FEski%C5%9Fehir Province, Turkey

Location

The town of Sivrihisar lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of a Byzantine castle, and gives the town its name (sivri "sharp, pointed", hisar "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes.

Economy

As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.

Notable natives

  • Moushegh Ishkhan an Armenian Genocide survivor, poet, writer and educator.
  • Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar.
  • References

    Sivrihisar Wikipedia