İğde

İğde
İğde
Coordinates: 38°09′22″N 37°05′45″E / 38.15611°N 37.09583°E / 38.15611; 37.09583Coordinates: 38°09′22″N 37°05′45″E / 38.15611°N 37.09583°E / 38.15611; 37.09583
Country Turkey
Province Kahramanmaraş
İlçe Elbistan
Population 3,500[1]
Post code 46300
Website www.elbistan.bel.tr

İğde is a belde (large village with a municipality), also called İğde kasabası, in southern Turkey. Now its municipality is managed by Elbistan's municipality. The "belde" is located between Elbistan (16 km from it) and Ekinözü.

The dominant climate is the continental one. The climate is very dry, but irrigation is provided by the Ceyhan River (that takes birth in Elbistan), one of the biggest rivers in Turkey. There are one elementary and one high school.

Neighbourhoods

  • Merkez
  • Cami
  • Tekke

References

  1. YAYINLAR Kitaplar. "[Yerelnet] İğde Belediyesi" (in Turkish). Yerelnet.org.tr. Retrieved 2016-09-06.


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