Yakasinek, Sultandağı
Yakasinek | |
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| Yakasenek | |
  Yakasinek Location in Turkey  Yakasinek Yakasinek (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′N 31°10′E / 38.550°N 31.167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Afyonkarahisar Province |
| District | Sultandağı |
| Region | Aegean |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 03900 |
| Area code | 0272 |
Yakasenek is a village in the District of Sultandağı, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. It is located on the shore of Lake Eber and 63 km (39 mi) from the city center. Afyon-Pozantı connection is provided with the E981 highway passing through its borders.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
The ancient settlements of Oghuz Turks and Romans in the region are preserved today:
Kocaoğuz Mound: 1.2. and 3rd degree Archaeological site.[4]
Yeni Tumulus: It is the 1st degree archaeological site of the Roman Period.[5]
References
- ^ "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Ancient settlements of Yakasenek". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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