Darboğaz is a village in
Ulukışla District,
Niğde Province,
Turkey
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. Its population is 1,479 (2022). Before the
2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''
belde
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'').
Geography
Darboğaz is a mountain town with an average altitude of . The highway distance to Ulukışla is , and to
Niğde is .
History
There are no written sources of the deep history of the town. The vicinity was probably inhabited during the
Byzantine Empire
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era. The town's earliest settlers were the members of a
Turkmen tribe in the 17th century. According to legend, the tribe leader was playing
tar, a musical instrument, and the earliest name of the settlement was tarbaz or tar player. (The legend, if true, may show an
Azerbaijani origin of the tribe.) That name may be the source of the modern name, which also means "narrow pass". Darboğaz was declared a township in 1968.
Economy
The main economic activity is agriculture, especially cherry horticulture. The annual cherry production exceeds . Beekeeping and carpet weaving are other economic activities.
Town page
/ref> Being a mountain town, the potential for winter tourism
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is also promising.
Activities
Darboğaz has plenty of activities for every age group. The younger generations can play football, as well as visit multiple cafés. The older generations can visit the aforementioned cafés and always stroll in the beautiful and scenic nature of Darboğaz.
See also
* Karagöl (Toros)
References
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Villages in Ulukışla District