Yukarıakın, Karaman
Yukarıakın | |
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Village | |
  Yukarıakın Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′N 33°01′E / 36.883°N 33.017°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Karaman Province |
| District | Karaman central district |
| Elevation | 1,370 m (4,500 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 151 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 70000 |
| Area code | 0338 |
| Licence plate | 70 |
Yukarıakın is a village in the central district (Karaman) of Karaman Province, Turkey. At 36°53′N 33°01′E / 36.883°N 33.017°E it is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Karaman is 59 kilometres (37 mi). The population of the village was 151 [1] as of 2011. According to page of Karaman news, the founders of the village were the members of a tribe named Ağaçeri and were Akıncı (irregular cavalry in the early years of the Ottoman Empire) . The original name of the village was Akın. But in the second half of the 19th century the village was split into two parts. Yukarıakın (literally "upper Akın") is the name of the western part.[2] The main economic activity of Yukarıakın is agriculture.
References
- ^ Statistical Institute
- ^ Karamandan new page (in Turkish) Archived June 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine