Derbent is a town and
district
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of
Konya Province
Konya Province ( tr, ), in southwest Central Anatolia, is the largest province of Turkey. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42.
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in the
Central Anatolia
The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray.
Located in Central Turkey, it is borde ...
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 Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 14,372 of which 7,440 live in the town of Derbent.
Its area is 300 km², of which approximately 10 km² is irrigable and the total area of 156 km² is agricultural land. The remaining part is settlements, forest and pasture land. In the Ottoman Period, the word "derbent" was used to mean department. In this sense, the outposts used in passages and straits on mountains are called "derbents".
Derbent remained within the borders of the
Eshrefids
The Eshrefids or Ashrafids (Modern Turkish: ''Eşrefoğulları'' or ''Eşrefoğulları Beyliği'' ) was one of the Anatolian beyliks.
Capital
Its capital was in Beyşehir.
Foundation
It was one of the frontier principalities established by Ogh ...
Principality during the
Seljuk period. Eşrefoğulları Principality borders includes the borders of
Ilgın,
Bolvadin and
Akşehir after
Beyşehir and
Seydişehir. Cities such as
Bozkır,
Şarkîkaraağaç ,
Yalvaç,
Gelendost,
Kıreli,
Doğanhisar and even
Çal
Çal is a town and a district of Denizli Province in the inner Aegean region of Turkey. Çal district area occupies a central position in the northern part of its province and neighbors the central district of Denizli to the south-west and the di ...
were sometimes included within the borders of the principality.
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Populated places in Konya Province
Districts of Konya Province
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