Yahyalñ is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,587 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 35,481 (2022). It is the southernmost district of the province. The AladaÃÂlar Mountains, a part of the rocky Taurus Mountains, cover the southern part of the district. The river Zamantñ passes through it.
Mostly covered in forest, the AladaÃÂlar National Park covers and extends into the neighbouring districts of ÃÂamardñ (NiÃÂde Province) and Aladaà(Adana Province), although the main part is in Yahyalñ.
The nearest airport is Kayseri International Airport.
The district was established by Turkish forces led by Seyyid Ali and Yahya Ali (Yahya Gazi who came into Anatolia in the 13th century. The tomb of Seyyid Ali is in the garden of Yahyalñ State Hospital while that of Yahya Gazi is in the courtyard of the Yahyalñ Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ulu Cami). Yahyalñ was affiliated to Kozan until 1926 but became part of Kayseri province after Kozan province became a district in 1926.
There are 41 neighbourhoods in Yahyalñ District:
The district of Yahyalñ is well known for the hand-woven rugs that used to be produced there. These are characterised by their deep red and blue colours and by the medallions usually placed in the centre. Right through into the early 2000s a carpet market clung to life in Yahyalñ town.
ÃÂamlñca was a Greek village of the Yahyalñ district also known as Pharasa (æìÃÂñÃÂñ), Varasos (ÃÂñÃÂñÃÂÃÂÃÂ), Farasa, Faraà Âa, or Camlica. Until the Greek-Turkish population exchange of 1923, Notable people from Pharasa included Paisius II of Caesarea, Arsenios the Cappadocian, and Paisios of Mount Athos.