Yeşilhisar is a village in the Hocalar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.Köy , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Its population is 1,514 (2021). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 . The postal code for the village is 03580.
Geography Yeşilhisar is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south of Kütahya. The village is located at the western end of the Karahisar Plain and has a continental climate, hot and dry summers, cold and snowy winters. Rainfall is generally sparse. The economy is mainly agriculture accounting for about 60% to 75% of the population with crops including Apples, apricots and Sugar beet and potato are the most important industrial plants.
History The ancient city of Dioclea () was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called Ahırhisar), while some assume that it was located near modern Doğlat.Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period.
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