district
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of
Aydın Province
Aydın Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km2, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). T ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 859 km2, and its population is 32,607 (2022). It is from the city of
Aydın
Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...
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Bozdoğan is high on the side of Mount Madran, the source of the highly valued
Pınar
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Given name
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Madran mineral water, which is bottled and packaged at the source. The surroundings are also green and mildly forested. The local economy depends on
organic agriculture
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, especially olives, figs, fruits and vegetables which are exported to the markets of Europe and America.
Bozdoğan itself is a small, quiet town of historic narrow cobble stone streets, and stone houses.
History
From 1867 until 1922, Bozdoğan was part of the
Aidin Vilayet
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of the
Ottoman Empire
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.
Composition
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neighbourhoods
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Akseki
Akseki is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 10,477 (2022).
Known for its snowdrops, Akseki is located in the western Taurus Mountains at an elevation of 1100m. The Manavgat ...
Alamut
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Altıntaş
Altıntaş is a town in Kütahya Province in the Aegean Region, Turkey, Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Altıntaş District.
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Amasya
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Hisar
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Hissar, Hisar and Hesar may refer to:
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Karabağlar
Karabağlar () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 89 km2, and its population is 479,338 (2022). It is the second biggest district of İzmir Province as terms of population. It covers the south-central part ...
Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort, municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 412 km2, and its population is 49,383 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera.
Kemer is o ...
Kızıltepe
Kızıltepe (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,236 km2, and its population is 267,151 (2022). It is mainly populated by Kurds of the Kîkan Kurdish tribe.
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In the local elections of M ...
Osmaniye
Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey. It is the seat of Osmaniye Province and Osmaniye District.Pınarlı
* Seki
* Sırma
* Tütüncüler
* Yakaköy
* Yazıkent
* Yeni
* Yenice
* Yeniköy
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Yeşil Yenice
Yeşil Yenice (formerly: ''Yenice'') is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bozdoğan, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 210 (2022). In 2013 villages in the province changed to the mahalle
is an Arabic word variously trans ...
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Yeşilçam
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There are 1 kindergartens, 28 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, 3 high schools, 1 public education center, 1 teacher's house and art school and 1 special education practice school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.