DoÄŸlat is a village in the
Ä°scehisar District
Ä°scehisar District is a Districts of Turkey, district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Ä°scehisar.[Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province (), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a Provinces of Turkey, province in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km2, and its population is 747,555 (2022). The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar.
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Turkey
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. Its population is 174 (2021).
It is 48 km to the center of Afyonkarahisar and 26 km to the town of Iscehisar and the village has a warm continental climate.
The economy of a village depends on agriculture and husbandry. The village has a primary school and does not have a drinking water, but there is a sewerage network, and the village has electricity and fixed telephone.
History
Some researchers believe that ancient city of
Dioclea () was located near modern DoÄŸlat,
Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea
/ref> while others assume that it was located near ''Ahırhisar'' (modern Yeşilhisar).
The village was founded in 1901 by the Karachayns who emigrated from the Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...
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References
Villages in Ä°scehisar District
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