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Kayseri (kī`sĕrē'), city (1990 pop. 416,276), capital of Kayseri prov., central Turkey, at the foot of Mt. Erciyas. It is an important commercial center and has textile mills, sugar refineries, and cement factories. Carpets are made there. The ancient Caesarea Mazaca Caesarea Mazaca (sĕsərē`ə mă`zəkə), ancient city of Asia Minor, also called Caesarea of Cappadocia. ..... Click the link for more information. , it was taken by the Seljuk Turks in the mid-11th cent., briefly held (1097) by the Crusaders, and captured (1243) by the Mongols. The city was occupied by the Mamluks of Egypt in 1419. Sultan Selim I incorporated Kayseri into the Ottoman Empire in 1515. The city has numerous historical remains. Nearby is Kültepe (Kanesh), an archaeological site that dates back to the 3d millennium B.C. Kayseri a city in central Turkey: trading centre since ancient times as the chief city of Cappadocia. Pop.: 605 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The murder in early February of a Catholic priest in the Black Sea city of Trabzon and the attack on an Armenian church in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri later the same month are also warnings. A 9-year-old boy was admitted to the Kayseri hospital with fever >39[degrees]C and generalized papulovesicular exanthema. The origin of majority is from less developed cities like Diyarbakir, Kayseri, Malatya and Sivas Which are on the east of the country. |
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