Divriği
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  Divriği Location in Turkey  Divriği Divriği (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 38°07′E / 39.367°N 38.117°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Divriği |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cihan Deniz Akbaş (CHP) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 10,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 58300 |
| Area code | 0346 |
| Website | www |
Divriği is a town of eleven thousand people in Sivas Province, Turkey, and is the district capital of Divriği District.[2][1] The town lies on a gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river which flows into the Euphrates.
The 13th century Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği are on UNESCO's World Heritage List by virtue of the exquisite carvings and architecture of both buildings.[3] There are large iron mines nearby and the town is on the Turkish rail network.
History
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The Hittites may used the iron ore.[4]
In the 9th century the town was known as Abrik and controlled by the Paulicians with the support of Arabs and the emir of Malatya.[5] It had been founded ca. 850 by Karbeas, the leader of the Paulicians, a heretical Armenian sect that adhered to a dualistic cosmology. The Paulicians fortified it and used it as refuge and the capital of their state during the ninth century.[6]
Later called Tephrike, it was recaptured by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Basil I and was temporarily named Leontokome (after Emperor Leo VI) and made into a thema.[6] In the early eleventh century, the town was part of the territory given to the Armenian king Seneqerim-Hovhannes of Vaspurakan in exchange for his lands in Vaspurakan.[6]
After the battle of Manzikert (present day Malazgirt), Divriği came under the control of the Sultanate of Rûm.[7] The Mengüjeks built the Great Mosque and hospital.[5] A medieval castle, with remains mostly from the thirteenth century, is situated on top of a steep hill overlooking the town.
Economy
[edit]The railway arrived in 1937 and exports ore from iron mines which still supports the economy of the town and national economy.[5][8] The Great Mosque and hospital is the main draw, and there are some other places which attract tourists.[9]
Climate
[edit]Divriği has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsa), bordering a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk),[10] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.[11]
| Climate data for Divriği (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.74 (1.33) |
34.26 (1.35) |
43.84 (1.73) |
69.0 (2.72) |
51.4 (2.02) |
22.64 (0.89) |
8.7 (0.34) |
4.86 (0.19) |
13.95 (0.55) |
34.87 (1.37) |
29.55 (1.16) |
33.02 (1.30) |
379.83 (14.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 66.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.0 | 69.7 | 61.1 | 56.3 | 56.9 | 49.6 | 42.3 | 41.7 | 43.0 | 54.8 | 65.0 | 73.3 | 57.2 |
| Source: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]About 103 of the 109 villages are populated by Alevis. The majority of the Alevi population is Turkish, with a significant Kurdish Alevi minority.[13] Evliya Çelebi included that Divriği was made up of Greeks and Turkomans as well as Armenians and Kurds in his seyahatname.[14]
Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Muhly, J. D.; Maddin, R.; Stech, T.; Özgen, E. (December 1985). "Iron in Anatolia and the Nature of the Hittite Iron Industry". Anatolian Studies. 35: 67–84. doi:10.2307/3642872. ISSN 2048-0849.
- ^ a b c "Divriği Belediye Başkanlığı | Sivas". www.divrigi.bel.tr. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ a b c Foss, Clive. "Tephrike". Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 2025.
- ^ Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Ulusal Tez Merkezi | Anasayfa". tez.yok.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Divriği". korumakurullari.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Divriği". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Divriği hakkında tarihi bilgiler ve Divriği Alevi Köyleri". Alevi Haber (in Turkish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Evliyâ Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: III. p. 223. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
Sources
[edit]- (Book cover) Oktay Aslanapa (1991). Anadolu'da ilk Türk mimarisi: Başlangıcı ve gelişmesi (Early Turkish architecture in Anatolia: Beginnings and development) (in Turkish). AKM Publications, Ankara. ISBN 978-975-16-0264-0.
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