Beylikova, formerly Beylikahır, is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Eskişehir Province
Eskişehir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey. Its area is 13,960 km2, and its population is 906,617 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are B ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 715 km
2, and its population is 5,781 (2022).
The town lies at an elevation of .
Beylikova hosted the
Hittite civilization in prehistoric times. Later, the Phrygians, Lydians and the Persian Kingdom took control of this region. The Roman Empire also ruled over this region, but left no obvious artifacts built.
While the Anatolian Seljuk State annexed this region to Turkish lands, Beylikova became a great center where horses were fed and looked after. While the name of the district was "Beylikahir" at the time, it was changed to "Beylikova" in 1985.
Composition
There are 25
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Beylikova District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Akköprü
* Aşağıdudaş
* Aşağıiğdeağacı
* Ata
* Doğanoğlu
* Doğray
* Emircik
* Gökçeayva
* Halilbağı
* İkipınar
* İmikler
* Kızılcaören
* Köprübaşı
* Okçu
* Parsıbey
* Rahmiye
* Süleymaniye
* Sultaniye
* Uzunburun
* Yalınlı
* Yeni
* Yeniyurt
* Yukarıdudaş
* Yukarıiğdeağacı
* Yunus Emre
References
External links
Eskişehir governor's official website
*
Map of Beylikova district
Local news website
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Populated places in Eskişehir Province
Districts of Eskişehir Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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