Çardak is a town and a district of
Denizli Province
Denizli Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the south ...
of
Turkey
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. It is situated on the road from
Denizli
Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region.
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to
Ankara
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near the banks of the
Lake Acıgöl.
Denizli
Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region.
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's airport (
Çardak Airport) is in Çardak.
A very notable sight in the town is the
caravanserai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
of Hanabad, built in the 13th century by the local ruler Esedüddin Ayaz during the reign of
Seljuk sultan
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Alaeddin Keykubad I. It bears typical characteristics of
Seljuk caravanserais and on its stones are carved fish, cow and human relics.
A small village until the early years of the
Turkish Republic
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, Çardak started growing as of 1958 when it was made into a district. Streets and buildings are well arranged and it is a tidy little town.
The economy is based on agriculture, and
surface mining
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of
sodium sulfate reserves in
Lake Acıgöl whose name means "the bitter lake". Services rendered to the airport are also taking an increasingly important share in the town's economy. Hanabad Caravanserai is being restored.
See also
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Çardak Airport
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Lake Acıgöl
References
Populated places in Denizli Province
Districts of Denizli Province
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