Baklan is a municipality and

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. Its area is 283 km², and its population is 5,296 (2022). The town is at a distance of about an hour from the city of

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, neighboring the town of

Çivril Çivril () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,570 km2, and its population is 59,967 (2022). Çivril district area neighbors those of two districts of Uşak Province to its north, name ...

, and it is situated on the road to

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Name

For the pre-Turkish period, it is deduced that the plain of Baklan corresponded to the settlements named ''Lounda'' and ''Lakèrion'' (Λακήριον in

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). The plain and the region was the scene of the final great efforts made after the 1176 Battle of Myriokephalon by the

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in person to drive out and to hold territory against the victorious

Seljuk Turks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turks, Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate society, Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persi ...

. However, it is inferred that the nomad Turks had already established themselves in Lounda and Lakerion (Baklan). The subsequent Turkish town was alternatively called Dedeköy, a name which was its official appellation in some periods in the past. The name ''dede'' makes reference to the 13th century

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warrior Alp Eren Hüsamettin Gazi Bey, whose tomb is within the town.

Administration, geography, economy

A township depending

Çal Çal () is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 860 km2, and its population is 17,889 (2022). Çal district area occupies a central position in the northern part of its province and neighbors the district of Pa ...

district until 1990, it was made into a district at that time. A large part of the district is covered by the high plain that carries the same name as the town, Baklan Plain, and the town itself is situated on the slopes of the district's only mountain, Beşparmak, 1307 m. high. The economy is largely based on agriculture.

Composition

There are 14

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in Baklan District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Balca * Beyelli * Boğaziçi * Çataloba * Dağal * Gökpınar * Gürlük * Hadim * Hüsamettindede * İcikli * Kavaklar * Kirazlı * Konak * Şenyayla

Image gallery

File:Baklan General View2.jpg, Baklan town general view File:Baklan General View.jpg, Baklan plain general view

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Denizli Province Districts of Denizli Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey