Akbez
Akbez | |
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Municipality | |
Location o Akbez athin Turkey. | |
Coordinates: 36°51′N 36°31′E / 36.850°N 36.517°E | |
Kintra | Turkey |
Province | Hatay |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil govrenment |
• Bodi | Akbez Municipality |
• Mayor | Abdurrahman Demirel (AKP) |
Elevation | 614 m (2,014 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,957 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 31720 |
Area code(s) | 0326 |
Licence plate | 31 |
Akbez is a toun in Hatay Province, Turkey
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]Akbez at 36°51′N 36°31′E / 36.850°N 36.517°E is a toun in Hassa destrict which itsel is a pairt o Hatay Province. It is situatit at the extreme north o the province whaur the road frae Kilis Province intersect the main heich-gate runnin frae north tae sooth. It is 7 kilometre (4.3 mi) frae Hassa. The population o the toun is 8957[1] as of 2011.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Akbez tounship wis established in 1972 bi mergin twa veelages namit Salmanuşağı an Nuhuşağı. Durin the early years o Turkis Republic these veelages wur in the Province o Cebeli Bereket. Efter this province wis abolished in 1933, the veelages wur made a pairt o Gaziantep Province. But efter Hatay Republic wis mergit tae Turkey in 1939, the veelages as well as the rest o Hassa wur made a pairt o Hatay Province.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]The main agricultural products are grapes, cotton, soybean an olive. There are twa olive ile press facilities in the toun.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 19 Mairch 2012.[deid airtin]