Döşemealtı is a municipality and district governorate in

Greater Antalya Greater Antalya refers to the immediate city and centre of the Antalya, Turkey and hence operates as a municipality and administrative area. It has a population of roughly one million. It may be used in contrast to Outer Antalya. Antalya Ant ...

, Turkey. Antalya is one of the 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. Now in Antalya there are five second-level municipalities in addition to Greater Antalya (''büyükşehir'') municipality. Döşemealtı is actıually situated north of city center on the Turkish state highway at . According to 2012 figures the urban population of Döşemealtı is 32465 Statistical Institute
Together with rural area the total population is 47497. The name of the city refers to ancient road around the town (In Turkish ''Döşeme'' means "pavement" ) Döşemealtı is a recent settlement. The earliest residents were from

Korkuteli Korkuteli is a district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, north-west of the city of Antalya. It was previously called Istanoz or Stenez Etymology Its modern name comes from Korkut, an Ottoman prince, who was murdered by ...

( Burdur Province) in 1934. Later people from Cyprus and Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens) were also settled in Döşemealtı.Mayor's page
/ref> It was declared as seat of township in 1972 and a district center within Greater Antalya in 1998.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dosemealti Populated places in Antalya Province