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Sivrihisar is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 23 488 of which 9,817 live in the town of Sivrihisar. The district covers an area of 2987km2, and the average elevation is 1070m.LocationThe town of Sivrihisar lies 13km north of the historical site of Pessinus, at the foot of a high double-peaked ridge of granite, which bears the ruins of a Byzantine castle, and gives the town its name (sivri "sharp, pointed", hisar "fortress, castle"). It is located at the intersection of the E-90 and E-96 routes.EconomyAs of 1920, Sivrihisar was producing knitting clothing.Notable nativesMoushegh Ishkhan an Armenian Genocide survivor, poet, writer and educator.Nasreddin Hoca was born in Hortu village of Sivrihisar.