- Yozgat
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of Yozgat within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Yozgat
image_caption =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
map cTurkey
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Yozgat
population_total = 113614
population_urban = 73930
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 =
area_total_km2 =
latd = 39
latm = 49
latNS = N
longd = 34
longm = 48
longEW = E
elevation_m = 1406
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 66xxx
area_code = 0354
blank_info = 66|blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title=
leader_name =
website = [http://www.yozgat.gov.tr/ www.yozgat.gov.tr]Yozgat (also Yuzgat or Yuzgad, Armenian: Յոզգաթ), formerly Bozok, is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of
Turkey . According to 2000 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,930 live in the city of Yozgat.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-03-19|author=Turkish Statistical Institute |format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-03-19|author=GeoHive]History
The
Ottoman Empire annexed Yozgat in 1398. After Timur Lenk's short hegemony, it was reannexed to theOttoman Empire in 1408.At around 1911, it was the chief town of a
sanjak of the same name in the Ankara vilayet ofAsia Minor , elevation 4,380 ft (1,335 m), situated 105 mi (170 km) east of Ankara, near the head of a narrow valley through which the Ankara–Sivas road runs. The town was built largely out of the ruins of Nefez Keui (anc.Tavium , today known asBüyüknefes ), byChapan Oghlu , the founder of a powerful Dere Bey family. There was a trade in yellow berries and mohair. The sanjak was very fertile, and contained good breeding-grounds, upon which horses, camels and cattle were reared. The population included a large Armenian community. [1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]Notable natives
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Agah Efendi , Turkish journalist, publisher of the first Turkish newspaper
*Nasuh Akar , Olympic gold medalist wrestler
*Celal Atik , Olympic gold medalist wrestler
*John Ilhan , Turkish-Australian businessman
*Soner Özbilen , Turkish folk singer working for TRT(Turkish Radio and Television Corporation )
*Hasan Uyar , Turkish-American Businessman (Baron Security Systems LLC )Notes
References
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*External links
* [http://www.yozgat.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.yozgat-bld.gov.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.yozgat.gen.tr/ A web portal of Yozgat] tr icon__NOTOC__
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