Place:Kayseri, Turkey

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NameKayseri
Alt namesKayserisource: Family History Library Catalog
Kayseṙisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kayseṙi provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates38.5°N 35.917°E
Located inTurkey
See alsoİc Anadolu,removed name of Region
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Kayseri Province is situated in central Turkey. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yozgat and Nevşehir provinces.

The province is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. It is located in Anatolia, and surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali. The Ali mountain is named like that in honor of Ali Baba, who is said to have lived in the area.

source: Family History Library Catalog