Bozkır 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
Konya Province
Konya Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city ...
,
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 1,105 km
2, and its population is 25,307 (2022).
Its elevation is .
The town occupied a central position in ancient
Isauria
Isauria ( or ; ), in ancient geography, is a rugged, isolated district in the interior of Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya P ...
. The name ''Bozkır'' means
steppe
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Steppe biomes may include:
* the montane grasslands and shrublands biome
* the tropical and subtropica ...
in
Turkish and after the
Turkish settlement in early
Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate
The Sultanate of Rum was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. T ...
period, Bozkır was initially the name given to the region extending between the present-day Bozkır town marked by
Çarşamba Stream and the lands around neighboring
SeydiÅŸehir
SeydiÅŸehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,458 km2, and its population is 65,465 (2022).
History
SeydiÅŸehir has an extensive historical record extending back many centuries. In 5 ...
. The name Bozkır was eventually adopted for the town.
Composition
There are 52
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 Bozkır District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Akçapınar
* Armutlu
* ArslantaÅŸ
* Aydınkışla
* Ayvalıca
* BaÄŸyurdu
* BaybaÄŸan
* Bozdam
* Çağlayan
* Cumhuriyet
* Demirasaf
* Dereiçi
* Dereköy
* Elmaağaç
* Hacılar
* Hacıyunuslar
* Hamzalar
* Harmanpınar
* Hisarlık
* Işıklar
* Karabayır
* Karacaardıç
* Karacahisar
* Karayahya
* Kayacılar
* Kayapınar
* Kildere
* Kınık
* Kızılçakır
* Kovanlık
* Kozağaç
* Küçükhisarlık
* Kuşça
* Kuzören
* Pınarcık
* Sarıoğlan
* Sazlı
* SoÄŸucak
* Söğüt
* Sorkun
* Tarlabaşı
* Taşbaşı
* Tepearası
* Tepelice
* Üçpınar
* Ulupınar
* Yalnızca
* Yazdamı
* Yelbeyi
* Yeniköy
* Yolören
* Yukarı
References
Populated places in Konya Province
Districts of Konya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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