Doğlat, İscehisar

Village in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
39°00′N 30°48′E / 39.000°N 30.800°E / 39.000; 30.800CountryTurkeyProvinceAfyonkarahisarDistrictİscehisarPopulation
 (2021)
174Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Doğlat is a village in the İscehisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 174 (2021).[2]

It is 48 km to the center of Afyonkarahisar and 26 km to the town of Iscehisar and the village has a warm continental climate.

The economy of a village depends on agriculture and husbandry. The village has a primary school and does not have a drinking water, but there is a sewerage network, and the village has electricity and fixed telephone.

History

Some researchers believe that ancient city of Dioclea (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Doğlat,[3] while others assume that it was located near Ahırhisar (modern Yeşilhisar). The village was founded in 1901 by the Karachayns who emigrated from the Caucasus.

References

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea


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