Atça is a town in the district of
Sultanhisar
Sultanhisar is a town and a small district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 30 km east of the city of Aydın on the road to Denizli.
History
The first settlement here was the ancient city of Nysa in Asia (on the Maea ...
in
Turkey's
Aydın Province
Aydın Province ( tr, ) is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. The provincial capital is the city of Aydın which has a population of almost 200,000 (2012). Other towns in the province include the summer seaside re ...
. The plan of the town comes from
Paris's
Place de l'Étoile
Place Charles de Gaulle (), historically known as the Place de l'Étoile (), is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues (hence its historic name, which translates as "Square of the Star") including t ...
.
History
After the Greek invasion, the town was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt as a circular town.
Town twinning
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Makó
Makó (, german: Makowa, yi, מאַקאָווע Makowe, ro, Macău or , sk, Makov) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 23,272 people and it has an area ...
,
Hungary (since May 2008)
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External links
atca09.com
Municipality of Atça - Official web site
See also
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Atçalı Kel Mehmet Efe Atçalı can refer to:
* Atçalı, Çorum
* Atçalı Kel Mehmet
Atçalı Kel Mehmet Efe (1780–1830) was a Zeibeks, Zeybek, who led a local revolt against the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman's authority and established control of the Aydın region for ...
References
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Aydın Province
Sultanhisar District
Planned cities in Turkey
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