Country Turkey Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 68 Area code 382 | Elevation 1,055 m (3,460 ft) Postal code 68180 Population 4,218 (2010) Province Aksaray Province | |
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District Aksaray central district | ||
Yeşilova (former Acem) is a belde (town) in the central district of Aksaray Province, Turkey. At 38°24′N 33°50′E it is 18 kilometres (11 mi) to Aksaray. The population of the town is 4218 as of 2010. The settlement was founded in 1517 by a small Turkmen clan from Iran. Iran is also known as Acem and the settlement was named accordingly. The mound near the settlement was named as de:Acemhöyük, which is now thoıught to be the tumulus of Purushanda an ancient settlement. In 1928 Yeşilova was declared a township.
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Yeşilova, Aksaray Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA