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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = municipality
| name                 = Uluborlu
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| coordinates          = {{coord|38|04|44|N|30|26|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province             = Isparta
| district             = Uluborlu
| leader_party         = İYİ
| leader_name          = Mehmet Aziz Tuna
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| elevation_m          = 1100
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 5635
| population_as_of     = 2022
| postal_code          = 32650
| area_code            = 0246
| website              = {{url|https://www.uluborlu.bel.tr/}}
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'''Uluborlu''' is a town in [[Isparta Province]] in the [[Mediterranean Region, Turkey|Mediterranean Region]] of [[Turkey]]. It is the seat of [[Senirkent District]]<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.</ref> and has a population of 5,635 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=13 March 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> Uluborlu has been identified as the ancient town of [[Sozopolis (Pisidia)|Sozopolis]].<ref>{{Cite Barrington|65}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|21535}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main Article|Sozopolis (Pisidia)}}
Throughout history, Uluborlu has been on the military and commercial crossroads of  [[Asia minor]] which has shaped its character. The settlement is known from [[prehistoric]] times and was called either ''Sozopolis'' or ''Apollonia''. In early historic times it was part of [[Phrygia]].<ref>[http://sablon.sdu.edu.tr/dergi/sosbilder/dosyalar/30/30_3.pdf  Medieval city of Seljuk Turkey in a Uluborlu, SDU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Magazine December 2013 Issue: 30, p55-66 Abdullah Copper.]</ref>

It fell to [[Alexander the Great]] in the 330s BC. Following Alexander's death it passed to the Asian arm of the [[Seleucid Empire]] and then the [[Attalid kingdom]] (188–133 BC) for 130 years. Subsequently, it was ceded to the Romans and formed part of the [[Roman Province|province]] of [[Asia (Roman province)|Asia]] until the division of the [[Roman Empire]] in 395 AD. Sozopolis remained then part of the [[Byzantine Empire]] until 1074 when it passed into the hands of the [[Seljuk Turks]], though returning briefly to Byzantine control in the years 1119-1120. In 1403 [[Timur]] seized the city and its men were killed as retribution for their defence of the city, while the women and children were taken captive.<ref>[Timur and Anatolia II: Timur Uluborlu and curve of Understanding, Hussein Salman ].</ref>

During the [[Ottoman period]] of the [[15th century|15th]] and 16th centuries Uluborlu prospered and supported the new dynasty. 
Hamid Sanjak held the first census of Uluborlu in 1831. In 1911 Uluborlu suffered a great fire. In 1963 the municipality of Uluborlu was established.

==Economy==
Agriculture dominated the economy of the town. Especially known for its [[cherry]] production but [[apple]]s, [[quince]], and [[pear]]s are also grown, with [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] the main markets.
Tourism is also a growing industry with spectators coming to the annual [[wrestling]] festival.

==See also==
*[[Uluborlu Dam]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.uluborlu.bel.tr/ Municipality's official website] {{in lang|tr}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Isparta Province]]
[[Category:Uluborlu District]]
[[Category:District municipalities in Turkey]]


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