Gölova
Gölova is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Gölova District.[1] Its population is 995 (2022).[2] The mayor is İbrahim Yenidünya (AKP). The name "Gölova" means "lake-plain".[3]
Gölova | |
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  Gölova Location in Turkey  Gölova Gölova (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′44″N 38°36′34″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sivas |
| District | Gölova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İbrahim Yenidünya (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,342 m (4,403 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 995 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
| Website | www.golova.bel.tr |
Historically known as Ağvanis, Gölova is located on top of a hill on the edge of the Refahiye plateau and also overlooking the Suşehri plain to the west.[3] To the south are small lakes where water from the Çobanlı Su's tributaries collects.[3] These lakes water a meadow area called Suşehir ("water-city"; not to be confused with the Suşehri plain to the west), which was historically a stopping place for armies and travelers in general.[3]
History
Gölova is likely equivalent to the ancient Roman settlement known as Olotoedariza in the Antonine Itinerary and Aladaleariza in the 4th-century Notitia Dignitatum.[3] This was the base of a cavalry unit called the Ala Rizena.[3] The etymology of both these names, along with the modern name of Ağvanis, may be from the Armenian word ełigi, meaning "marsh".[3]
See also
References
- İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Sinclair, Thomas (2020). Eastern Trade and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages: Pegolotti’s Ayas-Tabriz Itinerary and its Commercial Context. Routledge. pp. 978-0-429-34811-2. Retrieved 2 September 2022.