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Villages In Turkey
A village ( tr, köy) is the second smallest settlement unit in Turkey. Hierarchical model There are 81 provinces ( tr, il) in Turkey. The governor of each province is called '' vali''. There are a number of ilçe (district) in each province. In İstanbul, the most populous province, the number of districts is 39. But in small provinces the number may be as low as 3. In 51 provinces, the capital of the province is also a district known as the central district with the same name. (i.e., The central district of Karaman Province is called Karaman) In 30 provinces however, the capital city is also divided into central districts, all of which have unique names. The total number of districts is 919 (including the 51 central districts). The governor of each district is called ''kaymakam'' . Smaller units There are more than 30000 villages in Turkey. During the Ottoman Empire era the villages were called ''karye'', but in Turkey they are known as ''köy''. There are several hundred vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbiye, Antakya
Harbiye (Ancient Greek: ''Dàphne'', Δάφνη; in Arabic دفنه or ''Harbiyat'', حربيات) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey Geography Midtown Harbiye is about south of Antakya, the administrative center of Hatay Province at . It is situated in the valley of Asi River, Asi (formerly known as Orontes) with an average altitude of The population was 25,118 as of 2012 and it is higher than most other towns. History Dàphne (Δάφνη in Greek language, Greek) was a resort port-town during Seleucid Empire, famous for waterfalls, Daphne (plant), daphnes, and residence buildings. However, it was also famous for earthquakes; many ancients buildings were demolished during big earthquakes. Under the Roman Empire, Roman aqueduct, aqueducts were built to connect the local springs to the city of Antioch and there were several villas in Daphne. For many centuries, many Monastery, monastic communities from different ethnicities settled in the region around Antioch as for in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altıntaş, Midyat
Altıntaş ( syr, ܟܦܪܙܗ, Kfarze, or ܟܦܪܙܐ, ku, Kevirzê, Keferzê) is a village in Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. It is located in the district of Midyat and the historical region of Tur Abdin. The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Dermemikan tribe and by Assyrians who belong to the Syriac Orthodox Church and speak Turoyo, a dialect of Neo-Aramaic. In the village, there are churches of Yoldath Aloho, Mor Yohannon, Mor Abrohom, and Mor Izozoel. There is also the ruins of the churches of Mor Eliyo and Mor Malke. The monastery of Mor Moses was located nearby the village, which was constructed by 1085 AD. Etymology The Turkish name of the village comprises two words, "altın" ("gold" in Turkish) and "taş" ("stone" in Turkish), therefore Altıntaş translates to "gold stone". The Syriac name of the village is derived from "kfar" ("village" in Syriac). History It was attested that Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus () had constructed a church at Kfarze, however, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalyan, Ortaca
Dalyan is a town in Muğla Province located between the districts of Marmaris and Fethiye on the south-west coast of Turkey. The town is an independent municipality, within the administrative district of Ortaca. Dalyan achieved international fame in 1987 when developers wanted to build a luxury hotel on the nearby İztuzu Beach, a breeding ground for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle species. The incident created major international storm when David Bellamy championed the cause of conservationists such as June Haimoff, Peter Günther, Nergis Yazgan, Lily Venizelos and Keith Corbett. The development project was temporarily stopped after Prince Philip called for a moratorium and in 1988 the beach and its hinterland were declared a protected area, viz. Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area. Life in Dalyan revolves around the Dalyan Çayı River which flows past the town. The boats that ply up and down the river, navigating the maze of reeds, are the preferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye, Marmaris
Selimiye is a village in Marmaris District, Muğla Province, Turkey. It belongs to the municipality of Bozburun Bozburun is a small seaside town with own municipality in Marmaris district, in southwestern Turkey. The permanent population is about 2000. It is situated on the coast of the peninsula of the same name ( Bozburun Peninsula) which extends in para ..., in the Bozburun peninsula. Towns in Turkey {{Muğla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonlu, Erdemli
Limonlu (ancient: ''Antiochia Lamotidos''; Byzantine: ''Lamousia''; Arabic: ''Lāmis''; Armenian: ''Lamos'') is a small town in Mersin Province, Turkey (Popularly called Lamas). Geography Limonlu is a coastal town at It is by the river Limonlu. It is a part of Erdemli district of Mersin Province. Highway distances to selected localities are as follows: to Erdemli to Silifke (another district center in Mersin Province) and to Mersin. The settled (winter) population was 3475 as of 2012. History In antiquity the Limonlu River was the boundary between Cilicia Pedias and Cilicia Trachea, making Limonlu an important border town. In the 10th century A.D. it was a Greek frontier post where prisoners of war were exchanged with the Arabs who controlled Cilicia Pedias. The Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos captured the town from the Armenians in 1158, but lost it shortly thereafter to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. In the 1160s Vasak, the brother of the Armenian Baron of Pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemilli, Mersin
Cemilli is a village in Mersin Province, Turkey. It is a part of Mezitli district, which is a second level municipality of Greater Mersin. It is situated on the road connecting Mersin to Fındıkpınarı and to the south of the Taurus Mountains The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğird .... Its distance to Mersin is . The population was 216 as of 2012. As of January 2017, the village did not have a hospital or school. References Villages in Mezitli District {{Mersin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denizciler, İskenderun
Denizciler (literally "Seamen") is a town in İskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is a coastal town situated on the east coast line of the Mediterranean Sea at . It is on Turkish state highway which connects İskenderun to north. The distance to İskenderun is and to Antakya Antakya (), historically known as Antioch ( el, Ἀντιόχεια; hy, Անտիոք, Andiok), is the capital of Hatay Province, the southernmost province of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes Rive ... (province center) is . The population is of Denizciler was 17925 as of 2012. Denizciler is a recent town. It was formed by merging several settlements in 1987. There are several civil and military offices and small ports in and around Denizciler, the most important one being Isdemir a major steel producer situated to the north of Denziciler. Thus services in and around the town constitute the main revenue of the town. Denizciler is also pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çakırlar, Yapraklı
Çakırlar is a village in the Yapraklı district of Çankırı Province Çankırı Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital, Ankara. The provincial capital is Çankırı. Economy Çankırı is primarily agricultural with wheat, beans, corn and tomatoes the most common crops. Climate ... in Turkey. References Villages in Yapraklı District {{Çankırı-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
