Bozdoğan is a municipality and

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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 ...

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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'', Ancient and Modern Greek: Τράλλεις /''Tralleis''/) 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 B ...

. Bozdoğan is high on the side of

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, the source of the highly valued

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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

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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

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of the

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Composition

There are 55

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in Bozdoğan District:Mahalle
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Akseki Akseki is a town and district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 15,912 of which 3,441 live in the town of Akseki. Known for its snowdrops, Akseki is located in the ...

* Akyaka *

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* Alhisar *

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* Asma * Başalan * Çamlıdere * Çarşı * Cumhuriyet * Dömen * Dutağaç * Eymir * Güneyköy * Güneyyaka * Güre * Güvenir * Haydere * Hıdırbaba * Hisar * Hışımlar * Kakkalan * Kamışlar * Karaahmetler * Karabağlar * Kavaklı * Kazandere *

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* Kılavuzlar * Kızılca *

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* Pınarlı * Seki * Sırma * Tütüncüler * Yakaköy * Yazıkent * Yeni * Yenice * Yeniköy * Yeşil Yenice *

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* Ziyaretli

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Populated places in Aydın Province Districts of Aydın Province Bozdoğan District Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Aydın-geo-stub