Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania

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Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Rainbow near PA 33
Rainbow near PA 33
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipHamilton, Ross
Area
[1]
 • Total1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Land1.2 sq mi (3 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total1,126
 • Density938.3/sq mi (362.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18353
Area code(s)570 Exchanges: 402,992

Saylorsburg is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Saylorsburg is located off Pennsylvania Route 33, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wind Gap. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,126.[2] The village is located mainly in Ross Township, but also in Hamilton Township.

Saylorsburg is in the Pocono Mountains.[3][4]

One of the two main centers of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is located here. This is a Hindu Vedic teaching center founded by Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya).

Saylorsburg is also known as the self-imposed exile home of Fethullah Gülen, an ally-turned-enemy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. As the founder of the Gülen movement, he remains influential in Turkish politics.[5] According to Erdogan, Gülen is to be blamed for the July 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. Erdogan has requested Gülen's extradition to Turkey but the U.S. has not complied with this request.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ Carl S. Oplinger & Robert Halma, The Poconos: An Illustrated Natural History Guide (Rutgers University Press: 1988), p. 44.
  4. ^ Jeremy Roebuck & Martha Woodall, Turkey's president blames Fethullah Gülen, a Muslim cleric in the Poconos, for coup. Phjiladelphia Inquirer (July 15, 2016).
  5. ^ Beaumont, Peter (16 July 2016). "Fethullah Gülen: who is the man Turkey's president blames for coup attempt?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. ^ Weise, Zia (July 18, 2016). "Who is Fethullah Gulen, the exiled cleric blamed for coup attempt in Turkey?". Telegraph. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Coker, Margaret (July 26, 2016). "Turkish Premier Demands U.S. Help With Gulen". Wall Street Journal.


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