Karacasu

District and municipality in Aydın, Turkey

37°43′51″N 28°36′22″E / 37.73083°N 28.60611°E / 37.73083; 28.60611CountryTurkeyProvinceAydınGovernment

• MayorMehmet Erikmen (MHP)Area

727 km² (281 sq mi)Elevation

570 m (1,870 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

17,620 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

09370

Area code0256Websitewww.karacasuaydin.bel.tr

Karacasu is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 727 km²,^[3] and its population is 17,620 (2022).^[1] It is 87 km (54 mi) from the city of Aydın.

Formerly known as "Yenişehir", Karacasu is reached by turning off the Aydın - Denizli road south-east at Kuyucak and following the Dandalaz River upstream into the hills. The road is windy and the surrounding countryside is planted with olives, citrus fruits and as you get higher up, pines.

The ruins of the ancient city of Aphrodisias are located within the boundaries of Karacasu, near the small town of Geyre. The area was first settled in the Bronze Age and reached its peak in the Roman and Byzantine eras as a centre of marble working. The ruins include a stadium, Temple of Aphrodite, theatre, agora and a bath with the heating system still visible. The city also contains the grave of archaeologist Kenan Erim of New York University who did so much to excavate the site.

The district is also notable for its rich emery mines.

Karacasu itself is a small town of nearly 6,000 people, and is thought to be the site of the lost city of Gordiouteichos.

Composition

There are 38 neighbourhoods in Karacasu District:^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

Karacasu in Aydın Province of Turkey

Districts

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

v t e Neighbourhoods of Karacasu District
Alemler Aşağıgörle Ataeymir Ataköy Bahçeköy Bereketli Bingeç Büyükdağlı Cabi Çamarası Çamköy Cuma Dedeler Dereköy Dikmen Esençay Geyre Görle Güzelbeyli Güzelköy Hacıhıdırlar Işıklar Karabağlar Karacaören Küçükdağlı Nargedik Palamutçuk Tekeliler Tepecik Yaykın Yaylalı Yazır Yenice Yeniköy Yeşilköy Yeşilyurt Yolaltı Yolüstü

Neighbourhoods of Karacasu District