Sarız, formerly known as Sáros (Greek: Σάρος), is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 1,173 km2, and its population is 9,282 (2022). The mayor is Ömer Faruk Eroğlu.
History The history of the district goes back to ancient times, to 700 BC. Cilicia remained under the rule of Dulkadiroğulları Principality from Byzantine Empire and beylik, and was included in Ottoman Empire in the period of Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1515. The settlement, which was shown as a part of the Hurman district of the Elbistan district in the 16th century Ottoman records, was connected to the Aziziye district, which was created in 1861. registered as a sub-district. During this period, the center of Sariz was called "Koyyeri". In the records of 1910, it is stated that Sarız, which is a township, has 46 villages. The Municipality organization was established on July 30, 1914, upon the request of the Sivas Governor of the time being approved by the Ottoman Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1927, it was separated from Sivas and connected to Kayseri. In 1946, it was separated from the Pınarbaşı district to which it was affiliated and became an independent district.
Composition There are 44 neighbourhoods in Sarız District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Akoluk Altısöğüt Avşarobası Ayranlık Bahçeli Büyükörtülü Büyüksöbeçimen Çağşak Çatalpınar Çavdar Çörekdere Dallıkavak Damızlık Darıdere Dayoluk Değirmentaş Fettahdere Gümüşali Günesen İncedere İncemağara Karapınar Karayurt Kemer Kırkısrak Kıskaçlı Kızılpınar Küçükkabaktepe Küçükörtülü Küçüksöbeçimen Kurdini Kurudere Kuşçu Mirzaağa Mollahüseyinler Oğlakkaya Ördekli Sancakağıl Tavlaköy Tekneli Yaylacı Yedioluk Yeni Yeşilkent
Climate Sarız has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb). Summers are dry, with warm days and cool nights, and winters are cold.
References
External links Sarız District Governorship Official Website Kayseri Governorship Official Website Sarız District Website