Isparta
Isparta Bus Station Rosewater on
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Isparta is mostly a modern
Turkish town and it is the main town and market center of the Lake
District. The town was founded by Greeks from Sparta and remained an
important Greek settlement until the 1923 exchange of populations. There
still are several derelict Greek churches in the town.
Isparta is most famous for its rose
culture and it is one
of the world's leading producer of attar of roses (Gül
Yağı), a valuable oil
extracted by steam distillation from rose petals and used in perfumes and
cosmetics. The by product is aromatic rosewater (Gül
Suyu) which can be
bought in Isparta's otogar.
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