Honaz district

Honaz (also known as Khonaz or Cadmus) is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 449 km2, and its population is 34,074 (2022).

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Honaz
Turkey place.image_skyline: Colossae'den Honaz görünüm.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: Denizli location Honaz.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Honaz District in Denizli Province
Turkey place.province: Denizli
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Yüksel Kepenek
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 449
Turkey place.population_total: 34074
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 20330
Turkey place.area_code: 0258

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Honaz
Population: 34074
Area: 449
Elevation: 352
Image: Colossae'den Honaz görünüm.jpg

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urban population: 34103
rural population: 20611
native label: Honaz
inception: 1987-07-04

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History
Classical Age
Byzantine period
Modern period
Composition
Honaz today
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Honaz (also known as Khonaz or Cadmus) is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 449 km2, and its population is 34,074 (2022).

Honaz is about 20 km (12 mi) east of the city of Denizli on the slopes of the mountain of the same name – Mount Honaz (Honaz Dağı). The mountain is the highest peak in Turkey's Aegean Region (2517 m). Just north of Honaz is Honaz Stream (Honaz Çayı), known in ancient times as the Lycus.