Keçiborlu

Keçiborlu
Municipality
Keçiborlu is located in Turkey
Keçiborlu
Keçiborlu
Location within 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)
7,044
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
32700
Area code0246
Websitewww.keciborlu.bel.tr
Map of Isparta districts with Keçiborlu on the far left.

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

Etymology

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.

History

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

Economy

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "İlçe Belediyesi" [District Municipality]. Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. 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.