Geography

Boraboy at 40°48′N 36°11′E is a part of Taşova

Tasova

Taşova is a town and a district of Amasya Province of the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1041 km², and the population is 33,138 of which 10,759 live in the town of Taşova, the majority spread throughout the surrounding countryside. Altitude is 230 m...

 district of Amasya province. It is a mountain town with a beautiful lake. Distance to Taşova is 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) and to Amasya

Amasya

- History :Its location in this steep valley makes the city a mountain stronghold, easy to defend, and thus Amasya has had a long and prominent history.-Antiquity:...

 is 58 kilometres (36 mi). The settled population is 879 as of 2009.

The lake is situated a few kilometers west of the town at an altitude of 1050 metres (3,444.9 ft). The maximum depth is 30 metres (98.4 ft) and the surface is 900 x 300 m² (300 x 1000 ft²).

History and etymology

Although no written documents exist about ancient Boraboy, there are a few ruins around the town. In a document dated 1257, early Turkmen settlers around Boraboy had been mentioned. According to the town page, the origin of the name Boraboy may either be a certain Bora Bey, a leader of Turkmen tribe or the Greek wind god Boreas

Anemoi

In Greek mythology, the Anemoi were Greek wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came , and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions...

. The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1971. Between 1964 and 1994 the town was also called Gölbeyli (lake lords).

Economy

Product range in agriculture is quite wide,the most important products being apple, pear and sugar cane. Trout farming and beekeeping as well as flour production are among the secondary activities.