Evciler
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Evciler is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province of western Turkey, on a plain in the mountains behind the Aegean coast, 132 km from the city of Afyon along the road to Denizli. Near Acıgöl lake and Işıklı reservoir. Its altitude is 981 m. It covers an area of 235 km², and has a population (2000) of 9,486 of which 5,139 live on the town of Evciler.
[edit] History
The burial mounds of Kocahöyük and Küçükhöyük near Evciler date back to the Lydian civilization. Remains of pottery have been found at Öküzviran and Kocaviran.
[edit] Evciler today
This is a small town providing schools and other infrastructure to the surrounding villages. The land is fairly dry and mainly used for growing wheat and other grains. Many people from Evciler have emigrated to Belgium and other European countries.
 Evciler in Afyonkarahisar Province (in the Aegean region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Afyonkarahisar |    |
| Rural districts | Başmakçı - Bayat - Bolvadin - Çay - Çobanlar - Dazkırı - Dinar - Emirdağ - Evciler - Hocalar - İhsaniye - İscehisar - Kızılören - Sandıklı - Sinanpaşa - Sultandağı - Şuhut | |
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| Aegean | ||
| Black Sea | ||
| Central Anatolia | ||
| East Anatolia | ||
| Marmara | ||
| Mediterranean Sea | ||
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