Çobanlar
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Çobanlar is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province
in the Aegean region of Turkey
, a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It covers an area of 422 km², and the population (2010) is 13,364, of which 8,757 live in the town of Çobanlar. The town lines in the 38’ N , 30’ E. Çobanlar has population 13.283. Çobanlar is 990 m high sea level. İn the South Çobanlar’s Bey Mountain, in the west Çobanlar’s Sultan Mountains
. The mayor is Salih Alaka (AKP
).
Bronze Age
burial mounds have been found near the river, and in antiquity the town of Anabura was here, there are remains in the village of Feleli and a statue of Artemis
from the site is on display in the museum in Afyon. The undergrand city revealed in year 2003 shows that there was life even before B.C. 400.
In the town there are a number of classic Ottoman Empire
period houses with courtyards.
Today the area is a rural district, the major production is sugar beet
. In the countryside the people drive home-made vehicles (half-trailer, half pick-up truck) called pat-pat.
Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province , also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey.Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north. The provincial...
in the Aegean 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...
, a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It covers an area of 422 km², and the population (2010) is 13,364, of which 8,757 live in the town of Çobanlar. The town lines in the 38’ N , 30’ E. Çobanlar has population 13.283. Çobanlar is 990 m high sea level. İn the South Çobanlar’s Bey Mountain, in the west Çobanlar’s Sultan Mountains
Sultan Mountains
The Sultan Mountains , also known as Sultan Dagh range or Sultan Dag, is a short mountain range on the western edge of the Anatolian Plateau, Turkey with highest elevation of .The town of Sultandağı is their namesake....
. The mayor is Salih Alaka (AKP
Justice and Development Party (Turkey)
The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
).
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
burial mounds have been found near the river, and in antiquity the town of Anabura was here, there are remains in the village of Feleli and a statue of Artemis
Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"...
from the site is on display in the museum in Afyon. The undergrand city revealed in year 2003 shows that there was life even before B.C. 400.
In the town there are a number of classic Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
period houses with courtyards.
Today the area is a rural district, the major production is sugar beet
Sugar beet
Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
. In the countryside the people drive home-made vehicles (half-trailer, half pick-up truck) called pat-pat.
Settlements
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- Göynük, ÇobanlarGöynük, ÇobanlarGöynük, Çobanlar is a village in the District of Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey....
- Kaleköy, ÇobanlarKaleköy, ÇobanlarKaleköy, Çobanlar is a village in the District of Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey....
- Kocaöz, ÇobanlarKocaöz, ÇobanlarKocaöz, Çobanlar is a village in the District of Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.-References:...
- Çobanlar, AfyonkarahisarÇobanlar, AfyonkarahisarÇobanlar, Afyonkarahisar is a village in the District of Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey....