Emirdag
General Information
District: Afyonkarahisar, State: Aegean Region, Turkey
Area: 2009 km²
Languages Spoken: Turkish
Long Distance Code: (+90) 0272
Best Time to Visit: May to August
International Access: Eskisehir Anadolu Airport (AOE)Description
Emirdag is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the city of Afyon and Eskisehir. It covers an area of 2,009 km², and the population (2010) is 42,111 of which 19,991 live in the town of Emirdag itself. The Emirdag Mountains (Emir Mountains) rise steeply behind the town. The region is vulnerable to earthquakes. The weather is very cold in winter. History The area has been occupied since at least 1437 BC by a succession of peoples beginning with Hittites, Lydians, Persians, Greeks and Romans. The ruins of the ancient Phrygian and Byzantine city of Amorium (fr) lie about 12 km away from Emirdag. Emirdag used to be one of the four main Byzantine cities in Anatolia, hometown of the Byzantine Amorian dynasty (Michael II, Theophilus and Michael III), but was completely destroyed and its inhabitants massacred in 838-845 by the Abbassid Caliph Al-Mu'tasim. The area was settled by Turkmen from 1068 onwards and particularly following the battle of nearby Bolvadin, between the Byzantines and the Seljuk Turks. Later further waves of Turkmen followed including the Dulkadirids and Yörük nomads were settled here by the Ottoman Empire. Until the foundation of the Turkish Republic the town was named Aziziye in honour of Sultan Abdülâziz.Location
Emirdag is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the city of Afyon and Eskisehir.Climate
The weather is very cold in winter.