Seyitgazi

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Eskişehir
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2


map_caption =Location of Seyitgazi within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Seyitgazi

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image_caption = General view of Seyitgazi
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
population_total = 21701
population_urban = 3281
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 14.45
area_total_km2 = 1502
latd = 39
latm = 27
latNS = N
longd = 30
longm = 42
longEW = E
elevation_m = 1040
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 26xxx
area_code = 0222
blank_info = 26
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title = Governor
leader_name = Oğuz Şenlik
website = [http://www.seyitgazi.gov.tr www.seyitgazi.gov.tr]

Seyitgazi is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The central town of Seyitgazi lies at a distance of convert|43|km|mi|0|abbr=on towards the south from the province capital of Eskişehir. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 21,701 of which 3,281 live in the town of Seyitgazi.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-06|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=2008-04-06|author=GeoHive|language=English] The district covers an area of convert|1502|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, and the average elevation is convert|1040|m|ft|0|abbr=on.

Apart from the center town of Seyitgazi, the district has two depending townships with own municipalities. These are Kırka and Doğançayır. The district also counts 46 villages. [ [http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137A2395174CFB32E1FB892C7D158D51C9 Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Seyitgazi] ]

Places of interest

The town was named after the 8th century Muslim saint and warrior Battal Gazi who fell in a battle here in 740. A külliye dedicated to Battal Gazi and containing his tomb, a mosque, a medrese, cells and ceremonial rooms for dervishes as well as benevolent services for the community such as kitchens and a bakery was built in 1208 on a hill overlooking the town by Ümmühan Hatun, wife of the Anatolian Seljuk sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev I and further extended in 1511 by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II. The shrine and the adjoining complex remains much visited by visitors from across Turkey as well as by international visitors.

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External links

* [http://www.seyitgazi.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.seyitgazi.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.eskisehir.gov.tr/images/harita_seyitgazi.jpgMap of Seyitgazi district]