Şuhut
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City limit sign on the provincial road 03-26 from Afyonkarahisar.
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| Coordinates: 38°32′N 30°33′E / 38.533°N 30.550°E / 38.533; 30.550 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Afyonkarahisar |
| District | Şuhut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Recep Bozkurt (AKP) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
| 15,054 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | www |
Şuhut (Ottoman Turkish شهود Şuhūd;[2] formerly Ancient Greek Σύνναδα Synnada) is a town in Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Şuhut District.[3] Its population is 15,054 (2021).[1] It lies in a small plain, 29 km east of the city of Afyon. The mayor is Recep Bozkurt (AKP).
Excavations of a burial mound at Kepirtepe show the plain has been settled since the Neolithic period. The town was established during the Hittite period and grew under the Romans, by then it was known as Synnada. See Synnada for details on the area in antiquity and for the ecclesiastical history of the town in the Byzantine period.
Today Şuhut is a country town providing schools and other amenities to the surrounding rural area. Much of the land is used for raising beef cattle and growing wheat; Şuhut is famed for the quality of its meat and wheat stew, called keşkek. There is also a poultry industry and other crops, such as sugar beet, are grown. The younger generation are migrating to larger cities in search of careers.
