Acarlar, İncirliova

Acarlar is a town in İncirliova district of Aydın Province, Turkey. It is situated to the south of İncirliova and Turkish state highway D.550. The distance to İncirliova is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Aydın is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The population of the Acarlar was 10,866 as of 2012.[1] According to the mayor's page, the settlement was founded by a group of people who named themselves as "Abdals" from Adana (although an alternative theory claims that these people were refugees from Russia after a Russo-Turkish War). In 1930s, the settlement was named by the governor of the province. In 1972, it was declared a seat of township.[2]

Acarlar
Town
Acarlar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°50′N 27°46′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceAydın Province
Districtİncirliova
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total10,866
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
09610
Area code(s)256
Licence plate09

References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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