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AFYON’S HISTORY AND LOCATION

It has been the cradle of many civilizations since 7000 BC until today. It is known that Hittite, Phrygian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Selcuk and Ottoman civilizations have ruled in Afyonkarahisar since this period.

Afyonkarahisar is located in the Aegean Region and Inner West Anatolia Section. Afyon’s large part of which is located in the Inner West Anatolia Region of the Aegean Region. Also located in the eastern part of the Central Anatolia Region, and the small part in the southwest is within the borders of the Mediterranean Region. Due to this, Afyonkarahisar is an important connection point. Regional roads and railways pass through Afyonkarahisar province.

736.912 (2020) population growth rate: 10.1% Afyonkarahisar develops around Karahisar Castle. Settlement in the city mostly built around the Konya and İzmir roads, but with the establishment of the university in the last period, the settlement has developed towards the northern part of the city.

AFYON’S GEOMORPHOLOGY

The most striking feature in terms of geomorphology in Afyonkarahisar is the mountainous areas and the arable alluvial plains located in different stretches and widths between these mountainous areas. Some of the mountainous areas are volcanic and the altitude of the mountainous areas between1600 m to 2600 m. Plains and mountains follow each other. Half of the province is mountains and the other half is plateaus and plains. Terrestrial climate conditions are effective in the province of Afyonkarahisar. Although the province is located within the borders of the Aegean Region, it does not show similarities with this region in terms of climate because it is far from the sea and its altitude is high. (1021 m) There are also forest communities next to the Steppe. 21% of Afyonkarahisar province is covered with forests.

Afyonkarahisar province is rich in lakes. These lakes are mostly located in the east and southwest of the province. Akşehir Lake, Eber Lake, Karamık Lake (Swamp) and Acı Göl are the main lakes in the city. There are also hot springs in the region that are discharged along the fault lines. Gazlıgöl, Heybeli, Gecek hot springs that emerging along the fault line.

SULTAN MOUNTAIN

This mountain, which is 2519 meters high, takes its name from the district it bears.

KUMALAR MOUNTAIN

The importance of this mountain, which has a height of 2447 meters, is that the War of Independence started here.

EMİR MOUNTAIN

These mountains, with a height of 2307 meters, are between Bolvadin district and Emirdağ district, which it named.

ACIGÖL

20 square kilometers is within the borders of Afyon. It is 842 meters above sea level. The lake feeds the waters descending from the Söğüt Mountains.

It is an important region in terms of bird population and food chain in the surrounding villages. Turkey's only the world's second largest, has a clean and natural sodium potential has closed basin. In addition, sodium sulphate and its derivatives are produced from the lake, which has soda water.

Migratory birds such as flamingos, gulls, cormorants, wild ducks, cranes, wild goose, pelicans, storks and raptors such as eagles, hawks and hawks are visited in the lake and its surroundings.

EBER LAKE

It is located within the borders of Çay and Bolvadin districts of opium, fed by the spring waters from Akarçay and Sultandağ and is a 1st degree natural protected area.

Lake Eber was once a bird paradise and a garden adorned with water flowers on its surface, today it is too polluted to come close to it. The biggest threats to Eber Lake are the wastes of the city of Afyon, the milk industry, the wastes of the Sugar and Alkaloid Factories. Another threat is that after the waste accumulates in Eber Lake, the lake acts as a purification and therefore the filtered clean water flows into Lake Akşehir. The depth of the lake has dropped to 1.70 meters today. It is a fact that it will decrease even more if no action is taken.

AKŞEHİR LAKE

Akşehir Lake, like Eber Lake, is located in the depression area between the Sultan mountains and the Emir Mountain. It is a lake located in Central Anatolia Region next to Akşehir district.

It is administratively located within the borders of Konya and Afyonkarahisar provinces. Since it is located in a closed basin, it has no discharge.

EMRE LAKE

It is the smallest naturally formed lake within the borders of Afyonkarahisar. It is between the Other Town of İhsaniye District and the Bayramaliler Village.

Depending on the rainfall periods, the area narrows and expands. Its depth reaches over 3 millimeters in some places. Its juices are sweet. Emre Lake provides the opportunity to see many beauties of the Phrygian Valley.

You can see many artifacts in the Phrygian Valley on a canoe trip in the lake. The surface area of the pond is approximately 5 km² and its depth is over 3 millimeters in some regions.

KARAMIK SWAMP LAKE

Karamık Marshes are located in the Akarçay Closed Basin, on the northwestern skirts of the Sultan Mountains.

From the west of the area, the main road to Dinar passes by Bolvadin and Çay districts. It is a fresh water lake, most of which is covered with dense communities of reeds and straw grass.

Its average depth is 2 - 3 meters. There is no important stream entering the area. It is fed by numerous spring waters as well as surface waters from the surrounding hills. Due to the breeding populations of the little bittern and Pasbaş patka, the area gains the status of a special protection area. Other birds that breed in this area include Little Grebe, Bahri, Red-necked Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Elmebash patka, Long-Legged and Whiskered Tern. It is estimated that the long tail is also breeding.

SEYİTLER DAM

Seyitler Dam is a dam built between 1960 and 1964 for irrigation purposes on Seyitler Stream in the province of Afyonkarahisar.

The dam, which is an earth fill type, has a body volume of 650,000 m³ and a height of 27.00 m from the stream bed. The lake volume is 40.00 hm³ at normal water elevation, and the lake area is 4.90 km² at normal water elevation. It provides irrigation services to an area of 2,950 hectares.

SELEVİR DAM

Seyitler Dam is a dam built between 1960 and 1964 for irrigation purposes on Seyitler Stream in the province of Afyonkarahisar.

The dam, which is an earth fill type, has a body volume of 650,000 m³ and a height of 27.00 m from the stream bed. The lake volume is 40.00 hm³ at normal water elevation, and the lake area is 4.90 km² at normal water elevation. It provides irrigation services to an area of 2,950 hectares.

AKDAĞ NATURE PARK

Akdağ Nature Park; It is located within the borders of Sandıklı district of Afyonkarahisar province on the Afyonkarahisar-Antalya road route and is 92 km away from Afyonkarahisar.

26 AGUSTOS NATURE PARK

It is located within the borders of Sinanpaşa district of Afyonkarahisar province; The total area of ​​the field is 64.83 ha.Nature Park is located at Afyonkarahisar – İzmir-Antalya road junction and 16 km from Afyonkarahisar.

It is a natural part rich in flora and fauna, Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Values, Landscape Resource Values ​​(Akören Lake, which creates a habitat for many flora and fauna elements).

THE HISTORICAL NATIONAL PARK OF BASKOMUTAN

The Historical National Park of Başkomutan consists of two main parts: Athos and Dumlupinar. Historic battlefields in the National Park extend to the east-facing slopes of the Murat Mountains. The face measurement of the park is 348,340 decars. It is located within the borders of Uşak , Kütahya and Afyon provinces.

Granted national park status in 1981 to preserve and future the historic value of the area, The Historical National Park of Başkomutan includes two museums, a public park, 11 monuments and martyrdom.

The Historical National Park of Başkomutan, which is dazzled by its geological structure and vegetation, which has a large share in the declaration of the region as a national park, is quite rich in woodlands, ponds, valleys and wildlife.

FRİG VALLEY NATURE PARK 

Frig Valley Nature Park ,Afyonkarahisar Province, İs Located Within The Borders Of Ihsaniye District; The Total Area Of The Field İs 54,756 Ha.

In The Feature Of An Open-Air Temple, There Are Rock Monuments Built Before B.C. And Phrygian Settlements İn Asar And Old Döğer. Rock Settlements And Burial Chambers And Churches Belonging To The Roman And Byzantine Periods Are Quite Visible İn The Environment. It Has Conservation Status As An Archaeological, Natural And Archaeological Natural Site.