İscehisar

Municipality in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

İscehisar is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, on the road between the city of Afyon and Ankara. It is the seat of İscehisar District.^[2] Its population is 13,285 (2021).^[1] The mayor is Ahmet Şahin (AKP).

İscehisar has been identified as the ancient town of Docimium where the famous Docimaean marble was quarried which was used throughout the Roman Empire.^[3]

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
2. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 62 & notes.