Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Adana |
District: | Tufanbeyli |
Bozgüney | |
Population Total: | 988 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 38.2478°N 36.325°W |
Elevation M: | 1500 |
Postal Code: | 01640 |
Area Code: | 0322 |
Bozgüney is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 988 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4]
Bozgüney is at the extreme north of the Adana province. It is on the northern slopes of Toros Mountains with an altitude of . Distance to Adana is and to Tufanbeyli is .
The vicinity was inhabited throughout the history. The earliest settles were probably Luwians. The ruins of Comana, the Roman town, are a few kilometers west of Bozgüney. Although debatable, Comana is usually identified with Kummanni, the capital of the kingdom of Kizzuwatna during Hittite domination . The present residents are named Fakılar (a branch of Afshar Turkmens) who had migrated from north Turkistan to Anatolia in mid 14th century. In 1999 Bozgüney was declared township.[5]
Main economic activities are agriculture, animal husbandry and carpet weaving.