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Burdur

Burdur is a city in the Lakes Region of south-western Turkey, near Lake Burdur. In the 14th century it belonged to the Turkmen beylik of the Hamidids before passing to the Ottomans later in that century. It is now the capital of Burdur province, and the nearby ruins of Sagalassos are among the major ancient sites of Anatolia.

Burdur
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Burdur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/burdur
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