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For other uses, see Işıklar (disambiguation). Municipality in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Işıklar
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°40′N 30°44′E / 38.667°N 30.733°E / 38.667; 30.733
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
DistrictAfyonkarahisar
Elevation1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population7,427
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code03080
Area code0272
Licence plate03

Işıklar (literally "lights") is a town (belde) and municipality in the Afyonkarahisar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,427 (2021). It is situated on Turkish state highway D.300 close to the Sugar refinery of Afyon. The distance to Afyon is 18 kilometres (11 mi).

Before the advance of motor vehicles, Işıklar was a stop in caravan routes and the name of the settlement may refer to its fire lights in that period.

References

  1. Belde, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. "A personal page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
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