Yeşildere, Karaman

Yeşildere is a village in Karaman District, Karaman Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 798 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3]

Yeşildere
Village
Yeşildere Rock Formation
Yeşildere Rock Formation
Yeşildere is located in Turkey
Yeşildere
Yeşildere
Location in Turkey
Yeşildere is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Yeşildere
Yeşildere
Yeşildere (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 37°10′N 33°30′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKaraman
DistrictKaraman
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2022)
798
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
70160
Area code0338

Geography

Yeşildere is 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Karaman. The town is situated at the south Toros Mountains along the valley of İbrala rivulet.

History
The Englishman Edwin John Davis (1826-1901) mentions the historic arched bridge of İbrala in the Yeşildere as a structure from the Karamanid-Seljuk period.

The former name of the town was İbrala. Only a few documents about the history of İbrala survive. Probably the town was founded during medieval age, for the mosque of the town had been built on the ruins of a church (The name of the mosque is kilisecamii meaning church mosque) [4] However, there were Christian Turks around Karaman area up to 20th century and the church might be built at a later period. (see Karamanlides) Formerly a village, Yeşildere was declared a town in 1954.

Economy

Yeşildere is a typical agricultural town. Irrigation has always been a problem . But there is a small dam under construction on the rivulet which is planned to irrigate 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres). Yeşildere residents hope that this may prevent further loss in population.

References
  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. Town page (in Turkish)
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