Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Konya |
District: | Hadim |
Gezlevi | |
Population Total: | 1311 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 37°N 52°W |
Other Name: | Korualan |
Elevation M: | 1430 |
Postal Code: | 42830 |
Area Code: | 0332 |
Gezlevi (formerly: Korualan) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Hadim, Konya Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,311 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4]
Gezlevi is a mountain town with an altitude of about . It is quite far from the main state roads. Distance to Hadim is approximately and to Konya is .
There are almost no written records about the deep history of Gezlevi. Probably, the town was a summer camp of the Turkmen tribes during Karamanid beylik (principality) during 13th–15th centuries. Korualan was a small village in the early 20th century. Korulan was declared a township in 1971.[5]
Animal husbandry as well as fruit gardening (such as cherry) are the most important economic activities. There are a few carpet weaving looms.[6] But the unemployment rate is high and the younger generation tend to move to big cities to work in industry or in services.