Dereköy is a village in the
Emirdağ District
Emirdağ District is a Districts of Turkey, district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Emirdağ. ,
Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province (), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a Provinces of Turkey, province in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km2, and its population is 747,555 (2022). The provincial capital is Afyonkarahisar.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 227 (2021).
The village takes its name from the creek which flows through it. The creek is usually dry, but when it rains heavily in the mountains, all the rain comes down through the creek.
History
The village was founded by the Yörük people, who moved from the Yozgat district.
Geographic
The village lies 7 kilometers from
Emirdağ
Emirdağ is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the cities of Afyon and Eskişehir. It is the seat of Emirdağ District. and 77 kilometers from
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the ...
.
Economics
Most of the population are farmers.
References
Villages in Emirdağ District
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