Hasanbeyli
Hasanbeyli is a town and district of Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Near the village stands a badly damaged medieval watchtower that once guarded a strategic route through the Amanus Mountains from Cilicia Pedias to Gaziantep.[3]
Hasanbeyli | |
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Hasanbeyli | |
Coordinates: 37°07′59″N 36°33′13″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Osmaniye |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yusuf Tozluklu (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Hasan Çiçek |
Area | |
• District | 121.66 km2 (46.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 2,302 |
• District | 4,350 |
• District density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Post code | 80850 |
Website | www.hasanbeyli.bel.tr |
References
- "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 147–149. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.
External links
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- Photographic survey and plan of the watchtower at Hasanbeyli
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