Keçiborlu

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.

Keçiborlu
Keçiborlu
Coordinates: 37°56′35″N 30°18′08″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceIsparta
DistrictKeçiborlu
Government
 • MayorTurgut Soykan
Area
[1]
 • District535.75 km2 (206.85 sq mi)
Elevation
1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
6,924
 • District
14,819
 • District density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Post code
32700
Websitewww.keciborlu.bel.tr

Etymology

The town was known as Eudoxipolis (Ευδοξίπολη in Greek) during the Roman and early Byzantine periods. By the 12th century it was known as Sublaeum.[3]

History

Keçiborlu is known as the site where Atlasjet Flight 4203 crashed on November 30, 2007.

Economy

In the early 20th-century, sulphur was mined in the area.[4]

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Cahen, C. (2000) The Formation of Turkey: The Seljukid Sultanate of Rum: Eleventh to Fourteenth Century, Routledge, pp. 30-31
  4. Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 107.


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