Bekbele
Bekbele is a toun in İskenderun destrict o Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situatit maistly tae the east o Çukurova Motorwey at 36°37′N 36°14′E / 36.617°N 36.233°E. It is awmaist mergit tae İskenderun. The distance tae Antakya (the admeenistrative centre o the province) is aboot 80 kilometre (50 mi). The population o Bekbele is 7412 [1] as o 2011.The dounset wis foondit in bi a tribe named Abacılı frae Dulkadir territory (present Kahramanmaraş Province) o the Ottoman Empire towards the end o the 18t century. Accordin tae mayor's page, Abacılı which refers tae manufacturin coarse ooen cloth wis a subtribe o Bayat, a Turkmen tribe.[2]
Bekbele | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
  Bekbele Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′N 36°14′E / 36.617°N 36.233°E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Province | Hatay Province |
| Destrict | İskenderun |
| Elevation | 130 m (425 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,412 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 31241 |
| Area code(s) | 0326 |
| Licence plate | 31 |
References
eedit- ↑ Statistical Institute page Archived 2014-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ["[https://web.archive.org/web/20120428045332/http://www.bekbele.bel.tr/index.php?p=icerik&id=72 Archived] 2012-04-28 at the [[Wayback Machine]][[Category:Webarchive template wayback airtins]] Mayor's page (in Turkis)[[Category:Airticles wi Turkis-leid freemit airtins]]". Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013. freemit airtin in
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