Karaman District
Karaman District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Karaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Karaman.Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 177 (2022). It is situated to the east of Karadağ, an extinct volcano. Its distance to Karaman is . In the history (beginning by
Hitites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
) there had been several settlements around Dinek. In the village there are three tumuli officially declared as SIT ( Archaeological site). But the present village was founded in the 19th century by Yörüks (once nomadic Turkmens). The name of the village is a common name of villages founded by Yörüks.Village page /ref> Main economic activity of the village is agriculture. But because of the irrigation
water shortage
Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity is where ...
the production is limited. Animal breeding is a secondary activity.