Çobanlar
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Çobanlar is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, a plain 25km east of the city of Afyon. Area 422 km². Population (2000) 13,282, of which 9,126 live in the town of Çobanlar.
Bronze age burial mounds have been found near the river, and in antiquity the town of Anabura was here, there are remains in the village of Feleli and a statue of Artemis from the site is on display in the museum in Afyon.
Today this is a rural district, the biggest crop is sugar beet. In the countryside the people drive home-made vehicles (half-trailer, half pick-up truck) called pat-pat. In the town there are a number of classic Ottoman Empire period houses with courtyards.
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Districts of Afyonkarahisar Province |  |
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Afyonkarahisar | Başmakçı | Bayat | Bolvadin | Çay | Çobanlar | Dazkırı | Dinar | Emirdağ | Evciler | Hocalar | İhsaniye | İscehisar | Kızılören | Sandıklı | Sinanpaşa | Sultandağı | Şuhut |
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