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Burdur

Turkey
Also known as: Buldur, Polydorian
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Burdur, city, southwestern Turkey. It is located near the eastern shore of Lake Burdur.

Called Polydorion in the 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 highway between Antalya and Afyonkarahisar. 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; (2013 est.) 72,377.

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