Keçiborlu

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Keçiborlu
Keçiborlu is located in Turkey
Keçiborlu
Keçiborlu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°56′35″N 30°18′08″E / 37.94306°N 30.30222°E / 37.94306; 30.30222
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIsparta
DistrictKeçiborlu
Government
 • MayorYusuf Murat Parlak (AKP)
Elevation
1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
7,044
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
32700
Area code0246
Websitewww.keciborlu.bel.tr

Keçiborlu is a town in Isparta Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Keçiborlu District.[2] Its population is 7,044 (2022).[1]

Etymology[edit]

The town was known as Eudoxipolis (Ευδοξίπολη in Greek) during the Roman and early Byzantine periods. By the 12th century it was known as Sublaeum.[3]

History[edit]

Keçiborlu is known as the site where Atlasjet Flight 4203 crashed on November 30, 2007.

Economy[edit]

In the early 20th-century, sulphur was mined in the area.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Cahen, C. (2000) The Formation of Turkey: The Seljukid Sultanate of Rum: Eleventh to Fourteenth Century, Routledge, pp. 30-31
  4. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 107.