Buldan
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Buldan
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 Buldan
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| Coordinates: 38°2′42″N 28°49′50″E / 38.04500°N 28.83056°ECoordinates: 38°2′42″N 28°49′50″E / 38.04500°N 28.83056°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Province | Denizli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Gülbay (CHP) |
| • Kaymakam | Hacı UZKUÇ |
| Area | |
| • District | 508.01 km2 (196.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 15,914 |
| • District | 27,484 |
| • District density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Post code | 20400 |
| Website | www |
Buldan is a town and a district of Denizli Province in the inner Aegean Region of Turkey. Buldan district area neighbors to the east and the south three other districts of the same province, namely Güney, Akköy and Sarayköy, and to the west by the areas of three districts of Aydın Province, Buharkent, Kuyucak and Karacasu, and to the northwest by Sarıgöl district of Manisa Province.
The town of Buldan is located at a distance of 46 km (29 mi) from the province seat of Denizli and lies at an altitude of 690 meters. The population of Buldan is 15,086 (as of 2010). It extends along a pretty hilltop area, with hillsides covered with pomegranates, figs, vines and blackberries. There are lovely views from the high meadows. Kestane Deresi (Chestnut Stream) is a favourite popular excursion spot situated in the upper parts of the main town.
Buldan's depending township of Yenicekent is also the site of ancient Tripolis of Phrygia.
Historically, the town has been a very important center of Turkey's textile industry, a tradition it actively pursues to this day, still largely based on independent craftspersons.
Sanjak (subprovince) of Denizli was the most vibrant center cloth production center in western Anatolia during the later 19th century and the fame of the region rested at the time on the output of two of depending large villages, Buldan and Kadıköy, as well as the neighboring town of Babadağ.
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