Doğlat, İscehisar

Doğlat is a village in the District of İscehisar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1]

Doğlat
Village
Country Turkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar Province
Districtİscehisar
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

It is 48 km to the center of Afyonkarahisar and 26 km to the town of Iscehisar and the village has a warm continental climate.

The economy of a village depends on agriculture and husbandry. The village has a primary school and does not have a drinking water, but there is a sewerage network, and the village has electricity and fixed telephone.

History

Some researchers believe that ancient city of Diokleia in Phrygia (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Doğlat,[2] while others assume that it was located near Ahırhisar (modern Yeşilhisar). The village was founded in 1901 by the Karachayns who emigrated from the Caucasus.

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