Yakasinek, Sultandağı

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]

Yakasinek
Village
Yakasenek
Yakasinek
Location in Turkey
Yakasinek
Yakasinek (Europe)
Coordinates: 38°33′N 31°10′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar Province
DistrictSultandağı
RegionAegean
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
03900
Area code(s)0272

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
  1. "Population of city, towns and villages - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. "Ancient settlements of Yakasenek". Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Railway line 1895". Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "protection order 1" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "protection order 2" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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