Pınarbaşı, Kayseri

Pınarbaşı (Iазэй/Пынарбащы) is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,418 km2, and its population is 21,240 (2022).

History
Ariarateia (Greek: Ἀριαράθεια; Roman.: Ariarátheia) or Ariarátia (present-day Pınarbaşı, in Kayseri, Turkey) was a Cappadocian city founded by Ariarate IV (r. 220–163 BC), in the region at the time known as Sargarausena. It was incorporated into the Roman Empire upon the annexation of Cappadocia as a province by Emperor Tiberius.

In the 4th century, more precisely during the reign of Constantine (r. 306–337), the eastern portion of Cappadocia was separated to form Lesser Armenia. In the middle of the same century, Armenia Minor was divided into Armenia Prima and Armenia Secunda, Ariarateia being incorporated into the latter. In 431, Ariarateia is documented as a suffragan diocese. During the Byzantine Empire, it was renamed Dasmenda.

Near the neighbourhood of Melikgazi are the ruins of Tzamandos, a Byzantine border fortress town built by the famous Armenian general Melias around the year 909/910. In 1065, the town was given among other lands in the region to the last Bagratuni king Gagik II as exchange for him renouncing the kingdom of Armenia.

Demographics
The estimated ethnic breakdown of the town is:
 * 40% Afshar
 * 30% Alevi Kurds
 * 20% Circassians
 * 10% Turkish refugees: Muhacir who fled Kars during the War of ’93 or Bulgar Göçmen who came during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

A large portion of the population is made up of Circassians who settled this area by the Ottomans after their migration to Turkey as a result of Circassian genocide.

The local archives were burned down around 1923. Two versions exist: according to one, Armenian genocide survivors burned the records to hide their non-Muslim origin; according to another, Muslims who took over properties left by massacred Armenians destroyed the records of the original proprietors.

Composition
There are 122 neighbourhoods in Pınarbaşı District:


 * Akören
 * Akpınar
 * Alagazili
 * Alamescit
 * Altıkesek
 * Arslanbeyli
 * Artmak
 * Aşağıbeyçayırı
 * Aşağıborandere
 * Aşağıkaragöz
 * Aşağıkızılçevlik
 * Avşarpotuklu
 * Aygörmez
 * Bahçecik
 * Beserek
 * Büyükgümüşgün
 * Büyükgürleyen
 * Büyükkabaktepe
 * Büyükkaramanlı
 * Büyükkaramuklu
 * Büyükkömarmut
 * Büyükpotuklu
 * Cabe
 * Çakılkaya
 * Çaybaşı
 * Cinahmet
 * Cinliören
 * Çördüklü
 * Çukuryurt
 * Demircili
 * Demirciören
 * Devederesi
 * Dikilitaş
 * Dilciler
 * Eğrisöğüt
 * Elmalı
 * Emeğil
 * Esenköy
 * Eskitekke
 * Eskiyassıpınar
 * Fakıekinciliği
 * Gebelek
 * Gölcük
 * Gültepe
 * Güney
 * Halitbeyören
 * Hanköy
 * Hasırcı
 * Hassa
 * Hayriye
 * Hilmiye
 * Hürriyet
 * İğdelipayaslı
 * İnliören
 * İnönü
 * Kadılı
 * Kaftangiyen
 * Kaman
 * Karaboğaz
 * Karahacılı
 * Karahalka
 * Karakuyu
 * Kavakköy
 * Kavlaklar
 * Kayaaltı
 * Kayabaşı
 * Kayaönü
 * Kaynar
 * Kazancık
 * Kerimoğlu
 * Kılıçkışla
 * Kılıçmehmet
 * Kırkgeçit
 * Kırkpınar
 * Kızıldere
 * Kızılhan
 * Kızılören
 * Köşkerli
 * Küçükgümüşgün
 * Küçükkömarmut
 * Küçükpotuklu
 * Kurbağalık
 * Kurttepe
 * Kuşçular
 * Malakköy
 * Melikgazi
 * Methiye
 * Olukkaya
 * Örenşehir
 * Oruçoğlu
 * Panlı
 * Paşalı
 * Pazarören
 * Pazarsu
 * Pulpınar
 * Şabanlı
 * Saçayağı
 * Saçlı
 * Şerefiye
 * Serinyurt
 * Söğütlü
 * Solaklar
 * Tahtaköprü
 * Taşlıgeçit
 * Taşlıoğlu
 * Taşoluk
 * Tersakan
 * Tözgün
 * Üçpınar
 * Uzunpınar
 * Uzunyol
 * Yağlıpınar
 * Yahyabey
 * Yarımtepe
 * Yenicami
 * Yeniocak
 * Yeregeçen
 * Yukarıbeyçayırı
 * Yukarıborandere
 * Yukarıkaragöz
 * Yukarıkızılçevlik
 * Yusuflar