Bozgüney, Adana

This article is about the settlement in Turkey. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Bozgüney.
Bozgüney
Neighbourhood
Bozgüney is located in Turkey
Bozgüney
Bozgüney
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°14′52″N 36°19′30″E / 38.24778°N 36.32500°E / 38.24778; 36.32500
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdana
DistrictTufanbeyli
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2022)
988
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
01640
Area code0322

Bozgüney is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Tufanbeyli, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 988 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

Geography

Bozgüney is at the extreme north of the Adana province. It is on the northern slopes of Toros Mountains with an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). Distance to Adana is 200 kilometres (120 mi) and to Tufanbeyli is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi).

History

The vicinity was inhabited throughout the history. The earliest settles were probably Luwians. The ruins of Comana, the Roman town, are a few kilometers west of Bozgüney. Although debatable, Comana is usually identified with Kummanni, the capital of the kingdom of Kizzuwatna during Hittite domination . The present residents are named Fakılar (a branch of Afshar Turkmens) who had migrated from north Turkistan to Anatolia in mid 14th century. In 1999 Bozgüney was declared township.[5]

Economy

Main economic activities are agriculture, animal husbandry and carpet weaving.

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. ^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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