Güneykaya, Yıldızeli
Güneykaya is a town (belde) in the Yıldızeli District, Sivas Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,347 (2022).
It is possibly the site of the ancient town of Pedachtoë.
References
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Rizos, Efthymios (2017). "The Greek Life and Martyrdom of Athenogenes". Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity. University of Oxford. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
This extensive version of the Martyrdom of Athenogenes is the earliest extant textual expression of a cult based at the village of Pedachthoe (modern Güneykaya, in Ottoman times known as Bedohtun) in the mountainous region north of Sebasteia/Sebaste (modern Sivas).
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