Çayırbağ is a town (''

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'') and municipality in the

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. Its population is 4,377 (2021). The initial name of the town was Sipsin. In 1960, it was renamed to Çayırbağ. It has four neighborhoods as Fatih, Ali Çetinkaya, Uğur and Huzur. It is far from

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on the Eskişehir-Afyonkarahisar highway D-665.

History

The historical development of the town shows parallelism with Afyonkarahisar. The known old history of Afyonkarahisar region dates back to 30000 BC. The region joined the

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in 1429. From 27 March 1921 to 27 August 1922, it was occupied by the Greeks during the

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Economy

The economy of Çayırbağ is based mainly on agricultur and animal husbandary.

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, which is grown for pickling, has an important place in agriculture. In addition, the other income of the town is the workers, who go to Afyonkarahisar Center daily and return. The fact that the town is close to Afyonkarahisar creates negativities in terms of economic and social development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cayirbag, Afyonkarahisar Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province Town municipalities in Turkey