Derbent is a municipality and

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. Its area is 359 km², and its population is 4,052 (2022). Its area is 359 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

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Principality during the

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period. Eşrefoğulları Principality borders includes the borders of

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after

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and

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. Cities such as

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, Gelendost, Kıreli, Doğanhisar and even

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were sometimes included within the borders of the principality.

Composition

There are 13

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in Derbent District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Arapözü * Camikebir * Çiftliközü * Değiş * Derbenttekke * Güney * Güneyköy * Hacıahmet * Karalar * Mülayim * Saraypınar * Süleyman * Yukarı

References

External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website
Populated places in Konya Province Districts of Konya Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Konya-geo-stub