Ağlasun (from

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Αγαλασσός ''Agalassos'', in turn from

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

Σαγαλασσός ''

Sagalassos Sagalassos ( el, Σαγαλασσός), also known as Selgessos ( el, Σελγησσός) and Sagallesos ( el, Σαγαλλησός), is an archaeological site in southwestern Turkey, about 100 km north of Antalya (ancient Attaleia) and 30& ...

'', in turn from Hittite ''Salawassa'') is a town and district of

Burdur Province Burdur Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. It has an area of 6,887 km2 and a population of 258, ...

in the

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region of

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 ...

. The mayor is Aydın Kaplan ( MHP). The town is 7 km from the ruins of the ancient city of

, from which it gets its modern name. With its rich architectural heritage, Ağlasun is a member of the

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

-based

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Neighbourhoods

*Aşağıyumrutaş *Dereköy *Hisarköy *Kiprit *Mamak *Yazır *Yeşilbaşköy *Yumrutaş *Çamlıdere

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External links

District governor's official website
* Beyaz Arif Akbas: ''Sagalassos: City of Fairies", Adrianapolis, Yalnizgoz Yay. 2010, . http://en.calameo.com/read/0002983841c7acaa28dc8 Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Populated places in Ağlasun District Districts of Burdur Province Towns in Turkey Ağlasun District {{Burdur-geo-stub

Neighbourhoods

See also

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