İscehisar

İscehisar
Municipality
İscehisar Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey İscehisar İscehisar (Turkey Aegean) Show map of Turkey Aegean
Coordinates: 38°52′N30°45′E / 38.867°N 30.750°E / 38.867; 30.750
Country	Turkey
Province	Afyonkarahisar
District	İscehisar
Government
• Mayor	Seyhan Kılınçarslan (AKP)
Population  (2024)	25,084
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Climate	Csb
Website	www.iscehisar.bel.tr

İscehisar is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, on the road between the city of Afyon and Ankara. It is the seat of İscehisar District. ^[1] İscehisar district has a total population of 25,084 according to the 2024 census. ^[2] The mayor is Seyhan Kılınçarslan (AKP).

İscehisar has been identified as the ancient town of Docimium where the famous Docimaean marble was quarried which was used throughout the Roman Empire. ^[3]

References

1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
2. "Afyonkarahisar İlçeleri Nüfusu". Nüfusu.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
3. Richard Talbert , Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World , ( ISBN   0-691-03169-X ), Map 62 & notes.