Burdur Province ( tr, ) is a province of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
, located in the southwest and bordering
Muğla
Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
and
Antalya
la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 07xxx
, area_code = (+90) 242
, registration_plate = 07
, blank_name = Licence plate
...
to the south,
Denizli to the west,
Afyon
Afyonkarahisar (, tr, afyon "poppy, opium", ''kara'' "black", ''hisar'' "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along t ...
to the north, and
Isparta to the east. It has an area of 6,887 km
2 and a population of 258,868. The provincial capital is
Burdur
Burdur is a city in southwestern Turkey. The seat of Burdur Province, it is located on the shore of Lake Burdur. Its estimated 2010 population is 78,389.
History
Ancient history
Whilst there is evidence of habitation in the province dating b ...
city.
Burdur is located in the
Lakes Region of Turkey and has many lakes of various sizes, the largest of which,
Burdur Lake, is named after the province.
Salda Lake is the second largest lake in the province and is considered to be one of the cleanest lakes in the world.
Districts
Burdur province is divided into 11
districts (capital district in bold):
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Ağlasun
Ağlasun (from Greek Αγαλασσός ''Agalassos'', in turn from Koine Greek Σαγαλασσός ''Sagalassos'', in turn from Hittite ''Salawassa'') is a town and district of Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The mayor is ...
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Altınyayla
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Bucak
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Burdur
Burdur is a city in southwestern Turkey. The seat of Burdur Province, it is located on the shore of Lake Burdur. Its estimated 2010 population is 78,389.
History
Ancient history
Whilst there is evidence of habitation in the province dating b ...
*
Çavdır
Çavdır is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian ...
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Çeltikçi
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Gölhisar
Gölhisar (Lakecastle) is a town and district of Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
History
During antiquity Golhisar was site of an ancient city called Kibyra, the capital of a tetrapolis comprising Kiyra itself, Bubon, Balbu ...
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Karamanlı
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Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera.
Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus Mounta ...
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Tefenni
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Yeşilova
Yeşilova is a town in Burdur Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia ...
Gallery
Image:Sagalassos1.jpg, Ancient city of 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& ...
Image:Medusa_mosaic_of_Kibyra.jpg, Kibyra
Image:Museum of Anatolian Civilizations014.jpg, Artifacts retrieved from Hacilar
Hacilar is an early human settlement in southwestern Turkey, 23 km south of present-day Burdur. It has been dated back 7040 BC at its earliest stage of development. Archaeological remains indicate that the site was abandoned and reoccupied ...
neolithic site
See also
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List of populated places in Burdur Province
Below is the list of populated places in Burdur Province, Turkey by the districts. In the following lists first place in each list is the administrative center of the district.
Burdur
* Burdur
* Aksu, Burdur
* Akyaka, Burdur
* Akyayla, Burdur
* ...
References
External links
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Burdur governor's official website*
Burdur municipality's official website*
Burdur weather forecast information*
''Burdur'' newspaper
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