Güre is a village in the Uşak District of Uşak Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 827 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] It is on the Turkish state highway D.300 which connects İzmir to Ankara. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Uşak. Güre is known as the home town of the (so called) " Treasures of Croesus" (Turkish: Karun hazineleri) findings from Lydian tumuli around the town. The findings were plundered in the 1960s but recovered by the 2000s and now they are being kept in Uşak Museum.[4]
Güre | |
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  Güre Location in Turkey  Güre Güre (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′N 29°10′E / 38.650°N 29.167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Uşak |
| District | Uşak |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 827 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 64460 |
| Area code | 0276 |
References
edit- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
- ^ Kigem page (in Turkish)
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