Işıklar

Işıklar
Işıklar is located in Turkey
Işıklar
Işıklar
Location in Turkey
Işıklar is located in Turkey Aegean
Işıklar
Işıklar
Işıklar (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 38°40′N 30°44′E / 38.667°N 30.733°E / 38.667; 30.733
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
DistrictAfyonkarahisar
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2021)
7,427
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
03080
Area code0272
Licence plate03

Işıklar (literally "lights") is a town (belde) and municipality in the Afyonkarahisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 7,427 (2021).[2] It is situated on Turkish state highway D.300 close to the Sugar refinery of Afyon. The distance to Afyon is 18 kilometres (11 mi).

Before the advance of motor vehicles, Işıklar was a stop in caravan routes and the name of the settlement may refer to its fire lights in that period.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Belde, 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. ^ "A personal page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-04-09.