Ermenek
Encyclopedia
Ermenek is a town and district of Karaman Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 42,643 of which 15,509 live in the town of Ermenek.
: ); Germanig, and possibly Clibanus; and much later as Ermenak.
. (Hierocl.
p. 709; Concil. Chalced. p. 659; Const. Porphyr. de Them. i. 13.) The city took its name from Germanicus
, grandson of Augustus
.
Four of its bishops are known during the Byzantine
government: Tyrannus, 451; Eustathius, 797; Basil, 878 (Le Quien, Or. christ., II, 1027); and Bisulas in the sixth century (Brooks, Sixth Book of the Letters of Severus, 13, 26, 80). The crusaders
sustained a great defeat near the city in 1098. It then passed into the power of the Armenia
n dynasty of the Rubenid
, who called it Germanig, whence is derived the present name of Ermenek. The Turks
took possession of it in 1228. It is situated at a height of 1362 feet. The ruins of many Roman monuments and a stronghold are still to be seen on the mountain.
Karaman Province
Karaman Province is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 9,163 km². It has a population of 232,633 . According to the 2000 census the population was 243,210. Population density is 27.54 people/km². The traffic code is 70. The capital is the city of Karaman...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 42,643 of which 15,509 live in the town of Ermenek.
Name
The town was historically known as Germanicopolis (GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ); Germanig, and possibly Clibanus; and much later as Ermenak.
History
Germanicopolis was a town in ancient IsauriaIsauria
Isauria , in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya province of Turkey, or the core of the Taurus Mountains. In...
. (Hierocl.
Hierocles (author of Synecdemus)
Hierocles or Hierokles was a Byzantine geographer of the sixth century and the attributed author of the Synecdemus or Synekdemos, which contains a table of administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire and lists of the cities of each...
p. 709; Concil. Chalced. p. 659; Const. Porphyr. de Them. i. 13.) The city took its name from Germanicus
Germanicus
Germanicus Julius Caesar , commonly known as Germanicus, was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. He was born in Rome, Italia, and was named either Nero Claudius Drusus after his father or Tiberius Claudius Nero after his uncle...
, grandson of Augustus
Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
.
Four of its bishops are known during the Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
government: Tyrannus, 451; Eustathius, 797; Basil, 878 (Le Quien, Or. christ., II, 1027); and Bisulas in the sixth century (Brooks, Sixth Book of the Letters of Severus, 13, 26, 80). The crusaders
Crusaders
The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...
sustained a great defeat near the city in 1098. It then passed into the power of the Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n dynasty of the Rubenid
Rubenid
The Rubenids or Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from its ancestor, the Armenian prince Ruben I...
, who called it Germanig, whence is derived the present name of Ermenek. The Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
took possession of it in 1228. It is situated at a height of 1362 feet. The ruins of many Roman monuments and a stronghold are still to be seen on the mountain.
Geography
Villages in the Ermenek district include:- GüneyyurtGüneyyurt- Geography :Güneyyurt is by the Göksu River valley on Toros Mountains at . It is a part of Ermenek district which in turn is a part of Karaman Province. Distance to Ermenek is and to Karaman is The population is 5181 as of 2010.- History :...
, (municipality) - KazancıKazanciKazanci is a village in the municipality of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, (municipality) - Ağaççatı
- Ardiçkaya
- Aşağı Çağlar
- Balkusan
- Boyalık
- Çamlıca
- Çatalbadem
- Çavuş
- Eskice
- Evsin
- Elmayurdu
- GörmeliGörmeliGörmeli is a village on the hillside of Taurus mountains near Ermenek, Karaman province, Turkey.-Geography:Görmeli is located in the Karaman Region’s Taurus Mountains range, on the slopes of Taurus mountains. It is on the south-east side of Ermenek town, in the Karaman province. It is 18 km....
- Gökçeseki
- GökçekentGökçekentGökçekent is a village of Ermenek of Karaman of Turkey. The village's old name is Akmanastır. Gökçekent means nice. There is a Historical Monastery on the west of the village from the Byzantine Empire..web page of gokcekent is http://www.gokcekent.com...
- İkizçınar
- Katranlı
- Kayaönü
- Olukpınar
- Pamuklu
- Pinarönü
- Sarıvadi
- Tepebaşı
- Yalındal
- Yaylapazarı
- Yerbağ
- Yeşilköy
- Yukarı Çağlar