Pınarbaşı | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 38°43′19″N 36°23′28″E / 38.722°N 36.391°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kayseri |
Area | 3,418 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 21,240 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0352 |
Pınarbaşı ( Adyghe: Iазэй/Пынарбащы) is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 3,418 km2, [3] and its population is 21,240 (2022). [1]
Ariarateia ( Greek: Ἀριαράθεια; Roman.: Ariarátheia) or Ariarátia (present-day Pınarbaşı, in Kayseri, Turkey) was a Cappadocian city founded by Ariarate IV (r. 220–163 BC), in the region at the time known as Sargarausena. It was incorporated into the Roman Empire upon the annexation of Cappadocia as a province by Emperor Tiberius.
In the 4th century, more precisely during the reign of Constantine (r. 306–337), the eastern portion of Cappadocia was separated to form Lesser Armenia. In the middle of the same century, Armenia Minor was divided into Armenia Prima and Armenia Secunda, Ariarateia being incorporated into the latter. In 431, Ariarateia is documented as a suffragan diocese. During the Byzantine Empire, it was renamed Dasmenda.
The estimated ethnic breakdown is:
A large portion of the population is made up of Circassians who settled this area by the Ottomans after their migration to Turkey as a result of Circassian genocide. [5] [6]
The local archives were burned down around 1923. Two versions exist: according to one, Armenian genocide survivors burned the records to hide their non-Muslim origin; according to another, Muslims who took over properties left by massacred Armenians destroyed the records of the original proprietors. [4]
There are 122 neighbourhoods in Pınarbaşı District: [7]