Akören, Aladağ

Akören
Neighbourhood
A view from Yenimahalle zone of Akören
A view from Yenimahalle zone of Akören
Akören is located in Turkey
Akören
Akören
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°27′14″N 35°26′45″E / 37.4538°N 35.4458°E / 37.4538; 35.4458
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdana
DistrictAladağ
Government
 • MuhtarMuafak Yılmazoğlu
Population
 (2022)
906
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Akören is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 906 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] Muafak Yılmazoğlu was its muhtar as of 2024.[5]

History

The village is known to have existed in the ancient Roman times.[6][7] The ruins of this ancient settlement still exist and the village is officially classified as an archaeological site. The site hosts four surviving churches and avenues.[6] The settlement consists of two separate neighbourhoods, one with around 30 houses called Akören 1 or Göveren, other with around 50 houses called Akören 2. Akören 1 encompasses a Byzantine church at the centre of the village, on which the date 572 is inscribed. This part hosts several historic stones, some of which were used for the extraction of oils. In the northwest of Akören 2 lies another church and a number of inscriptions and a Byzantine graveyard with burial chambers. On one inscription, the date of 170 AD is written.[8]

In 1928, the village was known as "Akevren". By 1946, the name of the village had changed to "Akören".[9]

Geography

The village is located 20 km away from Aladağ and 81 km from the city of Adana. It is located in the Taurus Mountains.[6]

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Mahalli İdareler" (in Turkish). Aladağ Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Müzeler ve Ören Yerleri". Adana Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 16 May 2016. "...ören yerinde ayakta kalmış dört adet kilise, yapı kalıntıları ve caddeler saptanmıştır. Kazılardan elde edilen yazıtların incelenmesinden burasının Roma devrinden beri yayla olarak kullanıldığı anlaşılmaktadır" / "in the site, four surviving churches, ruins of buildings and avenues have been found. It has been revealed that the settlement has been used since the Roman times upon an examination of inscription found in excavations.
  7. ^ Ahmet Ünal, K. Serdar Girginer (2007). "Kilikya-Çukurova". Homer Kitabevi. p. 420.
  8. ^ "Akören Antik Kenti". Aladağ Municipality. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Akören - Index Anatolicus". Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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