Sivrihisar

The town of Sivrihisar lies north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of ancient Spaleia and a later Byzantine castle, which gives the town its name (sivri "sharp, pointed", hisar "fortress, castle"). It is located at the interchange of the E-90 and E-96 routes. ==Economy==

As of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing. ==Composition==

There are 78 neighbourhoods in Sivrihisar District: • Ahiler • Aktaş • Aşağıkepen • Aydınlı • Babadat • Bahçecik • Ballıhisar • Benlikuyu • Benliyaver • Beyyazı • Biçer • Böğürtlen • Buhara • Buzluca • Camikebir • Çandır • Çaykoz • Cumhuriyet • Demirci • Demirciköy • Dinek • Dumluca • Dümrek • Elcik • Elmalı • Ertuğrulköy • Gedik • Gerenli • Göktepe • Gülçayır • Güvemli • Hamamkarahisar • Hızırbey • Hüdavendigar • İbikseydi • İğdecik • İlören • İlyaspaşa • İstiklalbağı • Kadıncık • Kaldırımköy • Karabaşlı • Karaburhan • Karacakaya • Karacalar • Karacaören • Karacaörenyaylası • Karadat • Karakaya • Karkın • Kaymaz • Kertek • Kılıç • Kınık • Koçaş • Koltan • Kubbeli • Kurşunlu • Kurtşeyh • Memik • Mülkköy • Nasrettinhoca • Oğlakçı • Ortaklar • Paşakadın • Sadıkbağı • Sarıkavak • Selimiye • Sığırcık • Tekören • Yaverören • Yenice • Yenidoğan • Yeniköy • Yeşilköy • Yukarıkepen • Yunusemre • Zeyköyü ==Notable natives==

• Moushegh Ishkhan an Armenian poet, writer and educator. • Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar. • Yunus Emre was born in Sivrihisar. ==Gallery==

File:Sivrihisar_Saat_Kulesi.jpg|Sivrihisar Clock Tower File:Sivrihisar_Ulu_Camii_2055.jpg|Interior of the historical Grand Mosque of Sivrihisar File:Sivrihisar Holy Trinity Church back side in 2012 1046.jpg|Backside view of the Holy Trinity Church, 1881 File:M.S.Ö. Hava ve Uzay Müzesi .jpg|North American Aviation P-51 Mustang of the US Air Force and other airworthy aircraft on display in the M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum ==See also==