Çobanlar (Ancient Greek: Αναβωρα, Anabora) is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It lies in a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It is the seat of Çobanlar District.[2] Its population is 9,190 (2021).[1] Çobanlar is 990 m above sea level. In the South Çobanlar's Bey Mountain, in the west Çobanlar's Sultan Mountains. The mayor is Ali Altuntaş (AKP).

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Çobanlar is located in Turkey
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Location in Turkey
Çobanlar is located in Turkey Aegean
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Çobanlar (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 38°42′N 30°47′E / 38.700°N 30.783°E / 38.700; 30.783
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
DistrictÇobanlar
Government
 • MayorAli Altuntaş (AKP)
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
9,190
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
ClimateCsb
Websitewww.cobanlar.bel.tr

Bronze Age burial mounds have been found near the river, and in antiquity the town of Anabura was here, there are remains in the village of Feleli and a statue of Artemis from the site is on display in the museum in Afyon. The undergrand city revealed in year 2003 shows that there was life even before B.C. 400.

In the town there are a number of classic Ottoman Empire period houses with courtyards.

Today the area is a rural district, the major production is sugar beet. In the countryside the people drive home-made vehicles (half-trailer, half pick-up truck) called pat-pat.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.