Derbent
Derbent is a district of Konya province.
Derbent is a small settlement 78 km from Konya, which became a town in 1930 and a district in 1990.
The distance to Konya is 78 km if you go from Beysehir road and reach Ilgın turn-off and the main road is in this direction. However, if you go in the direction of Beysehir road and enter to the right without going down to Altınapa dam and use Başara poplar road, the distance is 55 km, but this road is very narrow and winding.
Its surface area is 300 km², of which approximately 10 km² is irrigable and a total area of 156 km² is agricultural land. The remaining part is settlements, forest and pasture land. In the Ottoman period, the word "derbent" was used in the sense of organisation. In this sense, the outposts used in the passes and straits on the mountains were called "derbent".
Derbent remained within the borders of "Ashrafoğulları Principality" during the Seljuk period. The borders of the Principality of Ashrafoğulları include Ilgın, Bolvadin and Akşehir after Beyşehir and Seydişehir. Bozkır, Şarkîkaraağaç, Yalvaç, Gelendost, Kıreli, Doğanhisar and even Çal were also included in the borders of the principality from time to time.
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