Bünyan

District and municipality in Kayseri, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bünyan is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,210 km2,[3] and its population is 29,704 (2022).[1]

CountryTurkey
Area
1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
(2022)[1]
29,704
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Bünyan
Bünyan stone bridge
Bünyan stone bridge
Official logo of Bünyan
Map showing Bünyan District in Kayseri Province
Map showing Bünyan District in Kayseri Province
Bünyan is located in Turkey
Bünyan
Bünyan
Location in Turkey
Bünyan is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Bünyan
Bünyan
Bünyan (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 38°50′55″N 35°51′33″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKayseri
Government
  MayorSelahattin Metin (MHP)
Area
1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
29,704
  Density24.5/km2 (63.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0352
Websitewww.bunyan.bel.tr
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History

Evidence that the history of Bunyan is very old can be understood from the existing caves and ruins in the villages near the district. It is understood that it dates back to the Hittites from 4000-1200 BC. It was Turkified during the Anatolian Seljuk State, which experienced Iranian, Assyrian and Roman cultures. The region was annexed to the lands of the Ottoman Empire by Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1515.

The district, which used to be called Sarımsaklı, was removed from the Pınarbaşı (Aziziye) district of Sivas Province in 1895 and became a district by gaining the name of Bünyan-ı Hamid. This name means "The Structure of Hamid". As a result of the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1908, the Ottoman Sultan II. With the abdication of Abdülhamid, the name Hamid was abolished and his name continued as Bünyan. In 1912, it was separated from Sivas province and connected to Kayseri Province.

The historical artifacts in the region are from the times of the Hittites and Seljuks. Some of these works are the Daniş Ali Bey Mosque in Büyük Bürüngüz village, Bünyan Ulu Mosque in Cami-i Kebir neighborhood, Kayabaşı Caves, Abdurrahman Gazi Tomb and caves in Samağır village, Şammaspir Church in Doğanlar neighborhood, Seyit Halil Tomb in Karakaya town, Priest Fountain in Yenice neighborhood, Sultanhanı village. Khan and Karatay Inn in Karadayı village.

Composition

There are 46 neighbourhoods in Bünyan District:[4]

  • Ağcalı
  • Akçatı
  • Akmescit
  • Asmakaya
  • Bayramlı
  • Burhaniye
  • Büyüktuzhisar
  • Camiicedit
  • Camiikebir
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dağardı
  • Dervişağa
  • Doğanlar
  • Ekinciler
  • Elbaşı
  • Emirören
  • Fatih
  • Gergeme
  • Girveli
  • Güllüce
  • Hezarşah
  • İbrahimbey
  • İğdecik
  • Kahveci
  • Karacaören
  • Karahıdırlı
  • Karakaya
  • Karatay
  • Kardeşler
  • Köprübaşı
  • Kösehacılı
  • Koyunabdal
  • Musaşeyh
  • Pirahmet
  • Sağlık
  • Samağır
  • Sıvgın
  • Sultanhanı
  • Sümer
  • Topsöğüt
  • Yağmurbey
  • Yakutiye
  • Yavuzselim
  • Yeni Süksün
  • Yenice
  • Yünören

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