Dazkırı District
District in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dazkırı District is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Dazkırı.[1] Its area is 408 km2,[2] and its population is 11,364 (2021).[3] Lake Acıgöl, the second-largest alkaline lake in the world, is largely within this district. On the Denizli side of the lake there are plants extracting sodium sulphate, but the Dazkırı lake-shore is still agricultural. There is also potential for mining chrome and other minerals.
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Dazkırı District | |
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Coordinates: 37°55′N 29°52′E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Afyonkarahisar |
Seat | Dazkırı |
Area | 408 km2 (158 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 11,364 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
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