Akbez
Akbez is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey
Akbez | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Akbez Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 36°31′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Hatay Province |
| District | Hassa |
| Government | |
| • Body | Akbez Municipality |
| Elevation | 614 m (2,010 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10.115 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 0326 |
Geography
Akbez at 36°51′N 36°31′E is a town in Hassa district which itself is a part of Hatay Province. It is situated at the extreme north of the province where the road from Kilis Province intersects the main highway running from north to south. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Hassa. The population of the town was 9000 as of 2012.[1]
History
Akbez township was established in 1972 by merging the two villages of Salmanuşağı and Nuhuşağı. During the early years of the Turkish Republic these villages were in the Province of Cebeli Bereket. After this province was abolished in 1933, the villages were made a part of Gaziantep Province. But after the Hatay Republic was merged into Turkey in 1939, the villages as well as the rest of Hassa were made a part of Hatay Province.
Demographics
During German traveler Martin Hartmann's visit, the Ottoman nahiyah of Ekbez had 8 villages with 6 being Turkish (132 houses), 1 being Turkish majority and Armenian minority (30 houses), and 1 being Armenian and Turkish plurality (50 houses).[2]
Economy
The main agricultural products are grapes, cotton, soybean and olive. There are two olive oil press facilities in the town.
References
- "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 105. Retrieved 30 November 2022.