Keçiborlu
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Keçiborlu is a town and district of Isparta Province
in the Mediterranean
region of Turkey
. The town had 7,049 inhabitants according to 2010 census.
The town was known as Eudoxipolis during the Roman
period. Keçiborlu is known as the site where Atlasjet Flight 4203
crashed on November 30, 2007.
Isparta Province
Isparta Province is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km² and a population of 448,298 up from 434,771...
in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and...
region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The town had 7,049 inhabitants according to 2010 census.
The town was known as Eudoxipolis during the Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
period. Keçiborlu is known as the site where Atlasjet Flight 4203
Atlasjet Flight 4203
Atlasjet Flight 4203 was a scheduled flight from Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport to Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport in Isparta, Turkey. On November 30, 2007 it crashed outside the town of Keçiborlu, 18 km from Isparta at around 01:36 EET...
crashed on November 30, 2007.