Akbez

Akbez
Town
Akbez Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°51′N 36°31′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Hatay Province
District	Hassa
Government
• Body	Akbez Municipality
Elevation	614 m (2,010 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10.115
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	0326

Akbez is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey

Geography

Akbez at 36°51′N 36°31′E is a town in Hassa district which itself is a part of Hatay Province. It is situated at the extreme north of the province where the road from Kilis Province intersects the main highway running from north to south. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Hassa. The population of the town was 9000 as of 2012.

History

Akbez township was established in 1972 by merging the two villages of Salmanuşağı and Nuhuşağı. During the early years of the Turkish Republic these villages were in the Province of Cebeli Bereket. After this province was abolished in 1933, the villages were made a part of Gaziantep Province. But after the Hatay Republic was merged into Turkey in 1939, the villages as well as the rest of Hassa were made a part of Hatay Province.

Economy

The main agricultural products are grapes, cotton, soybean and olive. There are two olive oil press facilities in the town.