Geography

Taşpınar is in the Anatolia

Anatolia

Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

n plateau, just west of Mount Hasan

Mount Hasan

Mount Hasan is an inactive stratovolcano in Aksaray province, Turkey. With an altitude of 3,253 m , it ranks as the second highest mountain of central Anatolia...

. The coordinates of the midtown can be given as 38°10′40"N 34°01′30"E The average altitude is 1050 metres (3,444.9 ft). The population is 2746

History

The earliest residents of the village were the members of a tribe from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

 in 1515. Eventually, people from nearby villages also settled in Taşpınar. Meanwhile a group of Taşpınar residents chose to live in Hotamış , another town roughly 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) south west of Taşpınar. In 1957 Taşpınar was declared a seat of township.

Economy

The main economic activity is handmade rugs. Taşpınar rugs are especially famous for their high density of knots. (40·40 in 10 cm² or more in older rugs.) Although the town is situated in a volcanic plateau which is supposed to be fertile, because of the low annual rainfall, agricultural income is limited. Some Taşpınar residents work in the light industry of nearby Aksaray

Aksaray

Aksaray is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census, population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest...

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Transportation

Taşpınar is 27 kilometres (16.8 mi) south of Aksaray on the main highway , from Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

 to Adana

Adana

Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...

, which makes it almost the mid point of D 90 high way.