Eğiste

Village in Konya Province, Turkey

Neighbourhood in Hadim, Konya, Turkey

Eğiste Bağbaşı
Neighbourhood
37°06′N 32°27′E / 37.100°N 32.450°E / 37.100; 32.450
Country	Turkey
Province	Konya
District	Hadim
Elevation	1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population (2022)	686
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0332

Eğiste (formerly: Bağbaşı) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Hadim, Konya Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 686 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4]

It is situated in Toros Mountains, just at the south of a pass named after Eğiste. It is planned to be the northern terminus of the 17 kilometres (11 mi) Blue Tunnel Project (Turkish: Mavi tünel) where the southern terminal will be Atayurt in Mersin Province. After realising the project water from Göksu River will be fed to Konya villages.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.