Geography

Düzbağ is in the rural area of Çağlayancerit

Çaglayancerit

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 which is a part of Kahramanmaraş Province. The coordinates of the town are 37°47′35"N 37°28′10"E .The town is situated at the southern foot hill of a mountain. The altitude of the midtown is 930 metres (3,051.2 ft). The highway distance to Çağlayancerit is 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) and to Kahramanmaraş

Kahramanmaras

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 is 117 kilometres (72.7 mi). The population is 6032 as of 2009.

History

No record survives from 15th century when the settlement was a part of Dulkadirids. The settlement was annexed by the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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 during the reign of Selim I

Selim I

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 in 1517. According to a census soon after the annexation, the name of the village was shown as Helete and population of Helete was found out to be 200. In 1968 the village was decleared a township named Düzbağ.

Economy

The traditional economic activity is animal husbandry. Main agricultural crops are fruits especially, grapes and apples. There is also a small carpet weaving factory. After 1960s Düzbağ residents who migrated to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

to work as industrial workers (gastarbeiter) also contribute to town economy.