Bekbele

Bekbele
Town
Bekbele

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°37′N 36°14′E / 36.617°N 36.233°E / 36.617; 36.233Coordinates: 36°37′N 36°14′E / 36.617°N 36.233°E / 36.617; 36.233
Country  Turkey
Province Hatay Province
District İskenderun
Elevation 130 m (425 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 7,548
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 31241
Area code(s) 0326
Licence plate 31

Bekbele is a town in İskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated mostly to the east of Çukurova Motorway at 36°37′N 36°14′E / 36.617°N 36.233°E / 36.617; 36.233. It is almost merged to İskenderun. The distance to Antakya (the administraticve center of the province) is about 80 kilometres (50 mi). The population of Bekbele was 7,548 [1] as of 2012.The settlement was founded in by a tribe named Abacılı from Dulkadir territory (present Kahramanmaraş Province) of the Ottoman Empire towards the end of the 18th century. According to mayor's page, Abacılı which refers to manufacturing coarse woolen cloth was a subtribe of Bayat, a Turkmen tribe. [2]

References

  1. Statistical Institute page
  2. Mayor's page (Turkish)
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