Kuzuculu

Kuzuculu

Kuzuculu

Neighbourhood in Dörtyol, Hatay, Turkey

Kuzuculu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Dörtyol, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 11,171 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] It is almost merged to Dörtyol to the south.

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The town was founded about five centuries ago by an Ottoman pasha named Emir Ali who built a watermill on the creek just south of the settlement. The first settlers were from Central Anatolia. They owned sheep herds and used this settlement as a kışlak (winter quarters for the herd). The name of the town refers to these early settlers, as Kuzucu means lamb owner.[5] Kuzuculu was declared a seat of township in 1957.

References

  1. [1]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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