Çobanlar ( grc, Αναβωρα, ''Anabora'') is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It lies in a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It is the seat of
Çobanlar District
Çobanlar District is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Çobanlar.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 9,190 (2021). Çobanlar is 990 m above sea level. In the South Çobanlar's Bey Mountain, in the west Çobanlar's Sultan Mountains. The mayor is Ali Altuntaş ( AKP).
Bronze Ageburial 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
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (''Beta vulgaris''). Together wi ...
. In the countryside the people drive home-made vehicles (half-trailer, half pick-up truck) called ''pat-pat''.