Burdur

Burdur

Turkey
also called  Buldur,  

      city, southwestern Turkey, near the eastern shore of Lake Burdur. Called Polydorion in the European Middle Ages, it fell to the Seljuq Turks in the 12th century and came under Ottoman domination in the 15th. Its size and economy expanded after World War II; industries include textiles, preparation of attar of roses, and copper manufacture. Burdur is linked by rail with Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir and lies on the Antalya-Afyonkarahisar highway. An archaeological museum contains objects from nearby sites, notably from Hacılar, where excavations have revealed nine stages of habitation ranging from the Chalcolithic to the Neolithic Period. Pop. (2000) 63,363.

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