Keçiborlu Explained

Type:	municipality
Keçiborlu
Coordinates:	37.9431°N 30.3022°W
Province:	Isparta
District:	Keçiborlu
Leader Party:	AKP
Leader Name:	Yusuf Murat Parlak
Elevation M:	1010
Population Total:	7044
Population As Of:	2022
Postal Code:	32700
Area Code:	0246

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

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
3. Cahen, C. (2000) The Formation of Turkey: The Seljukid Sultanate of Rum: Eleventh to Fourteenth Century, Routledge, pp. 30-31
4. Book: Prothero, G.W.. Anatolia. 1920. H.M. Stationery Office. London. 107.