Yakasinek, Sultandağı Explained

Type:village
Province:Afyonkarahisar
District:Sultandağı
Yakasinek
Population Total:1330
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:38.55°N 41°W
Postal Code:03900
Area Code:0272

Yakasinek is a village in the Sultandağı District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,330 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is located near Lake Eber, northwest from the town Sultandağı and east from Afyonkarahisar. Afyon-Pozantı connection is provided with the E981 highway passing through its borders.

Economy

The main source of revenues are apricot and cherry farming. The famous Napoleon cherry is an important source of export for village. A minor part of the population also stock farming.

History

There are ancient settlements of Romans and Oghuz Turks in the village.[4] Name of the village is mentioned as Yaka Hasenek in the Seljuk and Ottoman records.

The Afyon-Akşehir railway line built by Chemins de fer Ottomans d'Anatolie on 27 November 1895 was put into service. The line was purchased by Turkish Republic in 1928.[5]

The ancient settlements of Oghuz Turks and Romans in the region are preserved today:

Kocaoğuz Mound: 1.2. and 3rd degree Archaeological site.[6]

Yeni Tumulus: It is the 1st degree archaeological site of the Roman Period.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 12 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm Law No. 6360
  4. Web site: Ancient settlements of Yakasenek. 25 January 2021.
  5. News: Railway line 1895. 25 January 2021.
  6. Web site: protection order 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026202954/https://korumakurullari.ktb.gov.tr/Eklenti/37665,afyonkarahisar-ili-kocaoguz-hoyuk-i-bir-ii-iki-iii-uc-d-.pdf?0. 2020-10-26. 25 January 2021.
  7. Web site: protection order 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021153847/https://korumakurullari.ktb.gov.tr/Eklenti/58053,afyonkarahisarsultandagiyakasenek-tumulusu-ark-sit-tesc-.pdf?0. 2020-10-21. 25 January 2021.