Bozdoğan is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Aydın Province
Aydın Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Its area is 8,116 km2, and its population is 1,148,241 (2022). T ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 859 km
2, and its population is 32,607 (2022).
It is from the city of
Aydın
Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...
.
Bozdoğan is high on the side of
Mount Madran, the source of the highly valued
Pınar Madran mineral water, which is bottled and packaged at the source. The surroundings are also green and mildly forested. The local economy depends on
organic agriculture
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, especially olives, figs, fruits and vegetables which are exported to the markets of Europe and America.
Bozdoğan itself is a small, quiet town of historic narrow cobble stone streets, and stone houses.
History
From 1867 until 1922, Bozdoğan was part of the
Aidin Vilayet of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
.
Composition
There are 55
neighbourhoods
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in Bozdoğan District:
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Akçay
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Akseki
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Akyaka
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Alamut
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Alhisar
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Altıntaş
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Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol ...
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Asma
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Başalan
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Çamlıdere
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Çarşı
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Dömen
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Dutağaç
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Eymir
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Güneyköy
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Güneyyaka
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Güre
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Güvenir
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Haydere
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Hıdırbaba
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Hisar
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Hışımlar
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Kakkalan
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Kamışlar
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Karaahmetler
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Karabağlar
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Kavaklı
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Kazandere
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Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort, municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 412 km2, and its population is 49,383 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera.
Kemer is o ...
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Kılavuzlar
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Kızılca
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Kızıltepe
Kızıltepe (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,236 km2, and its population is 267,151 (2022). It is mainly populated by Kurds of the Kîkan Kurdish tribe.
Government
In the local elections of M ...
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Konaklı
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Körteke
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Koyuncular
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Madran
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Olukbaşı
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Örencik
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Örentaht
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Örmepınar
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Örtülü
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Osmaniye
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Pınarlı
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Seki
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Sırma
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Tütüncüler
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Yakaköy
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Yazıkent
* Yeni
* Yenice
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Yeniköy
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Yeşil Yenice
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Yeşilçam
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Ziyaretli
Education
There are 1 kindergartens, 28 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, 3 high schools, 1 public education center, 1 teacher's house and art school and 1 special education practice school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.
References
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local information
Populated places in Aydın Province
Districts of Aydın Province
Bozdoğan District
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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