Çardak is a town and a district of Denizli Province of Turkey. It is situated on the road from Denizli to Ankara near the banks of the Lake Acıgöl.

Çardak
Çardak
Coordinates: 37°49′28.76″N 29°40′33.72″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Denizli
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa Kocazeybek (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Zekai Erdem
Area [1]
• District	323.33 km2 (124.84 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	4,725
• District	9,386
• District density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Post code	20350
Website	www.cardak.bel.tr

Denizli's airport (Çardak Airport) is in Çardak.

A very notable sight in the town is the caravanserai of Hanabad, built in the 13th century by the local ruler Esedüddin Ayaz during the reign of Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. It bears typical characteristics of Seljuk caravanserais and on its stones are carved fish, cow and human relics.

A small village until the early years of the Turkish Republic, Çardak started growing as of 1958 when it was made into a district. Streets and buildings are well arranged and it is a tidy little town.

The economy is based on agriculture, and surface mining of sodium sulfate reserves in Lake Acıgöl whose name means "the bitter lake". Services rendered to the airport are also taking an increasingly important share in the town's economy. Hanabad Caravanserai is being restored.

See also

• Çardak Airport
• Lake Acıgöl

References

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