Şenköy
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Şenköy is a town in Hatay Province
, Turkey
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Şenköy is 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) south of Antakya
(administrative center of Hatay) on the way to Yayladağı
at 36°3′N 36°9′E. The population is 1731 as of 2010.
Former name of Şenköy was Şeyhköy (village of sheik) referring to Sheik
Ahmet Kuseyri who lived in the 16th century. According to nonconfirmed claims the sheik had been presented to Suleyman I (also known as Suleyman the Magnificent) and was given a zeamet
( a kind of fief) . The tomb of the sheik is next to the mosque built in the 16th century. After his death in 1549, his tomb became a pilgrimage center.
Between 1918 and 1938 Şenköy was under French Mandate. In 1939 together with the rest of Hatay Republic it merged to Turkey.
The main product of the town is olive. There is also a small soap mill.
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Şenköy is 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) south of Antakya
Antakya
Antakya is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. The mayor is Lütfü Savaş.Known as Antioch in ancient times, the city has historical significance for Christianity, as it was the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called Christians for the first...
(administrative center of Hatay) on the way to Yayladağı
Yayladagi
Yayladağı is a town and district of Hatay Province in southern Turkey, on the border between Turkey and Syria, south of the city of Antakya. It was formerly known as Ordu-Muradiye.-History:...
at 36°3′N 36°9′E. The population is 1731 as of 2010.
Former name of Şenköy was Şeyhköy (village of sheik) referring to Sheik
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Ahmet Kuseyri who lived in the 16th century. According to nonconfirmed claims the sheik had been presented to Suleyman I (also known as Suleyman the Magnificent) and was given a zeamet
Zeamet
A Zeamet was the appellative given to a land in the timar system during the Ottoman Empire between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, that had a tax revenue with an annual value between 20 000 and 100,000 akçes. The revenues produced from the land acted as compensation for military services....
( a kind of fief) . The tomb of the sheik is next to the mosque built in the 16th century. After his death in 1549, his tomb became a pilgrimage center.
Between 1918 and 1938 Şenköy was under French Mandate. In 1939 together with the rest of Hatay Republic it merged to Turkey.
The main product of the town is olive. There is also a small soap mill.