Buharkent is a municipality and

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. Its area is 124 km², and its population is 13,022 (2022). It is 86 km east of the city of

Aydın Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...

, on the road and the railway line to

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. The area is in the valley of the

Büyük Menderes River The Büyük Menderes River ("Great Meander", historically the Maeander or Meander, from Ancient Greek: Μαίανδρος, ''Maíandros''; ), is a river in southwestern Turkey. It rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west thr ...

with

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to the north including the 1724 m Karlıkdede. The district is known for its hot springs and

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, indeed Turkey's first geothermal power station was built here in 1984. However the local economy depends on agriculture especially cotton, figs and grapes. The name Buharkent means ''steam city'' and was given in recognition of the power station, it was previously called ''Burhaniye''.

Composition

There are 14

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in Buharkent District: * Ericek * Feslek * Gelenbe * Gündoğan *

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* Kamilpaşa * Kayaburnu * Kızıldere * Menderes * Muratdağı * Ortakçı * Savcıllı * Üçeylül * Zafer

Education

There are 1 kindergartens, 6 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 high schools, 1 public education center affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the district.

References

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the municipality
Populated places in Aydın Province Districts of Aydın Province Buharkent District Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Aydın-geo-stub