Işıklar Explained

Type:municipality
Province:Afyonkarahisar
District:Afyonkarahisar
Işıklar
Population Total:7,427
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:38.6667°N 74°W
Elevation M:1030
Postal Code:03080
Area Code:0272
Blank1 Info:03
Blank1 Name:Licence plate

Işıklar (literally "lights") is a town (belde) and municipality in the Afyonkarahisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 7,427 (2021).[2] It is situated on Turkish state highway D.300 close to the Sugar refinery of Afyon. The distance to Afyon is .

Before the advance of motor vehicles, Işıklar was a stop in caravan routes and the name of the settlement may refer to its fire lights in that period.[3]

References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 12 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. Web site: A personal page . 2012-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926160312/http://www.hasanhuseyindusgun.com/?Lang=TR&SyfNmb=2 . 2011-09-26 . dead . tr.