Oba, Antalya
# Oba, Antalya

Oba (or Obaköy) is a town in Alanya district of Antalya Province, Turkey. At 36°33′N 32°04′E﻿ / ﻿36.550°N 32.067°E﻿ / 36.550; 32.067, it is almost merged to Alanya. It is about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Antalya. The population of Oba is 16,498 as of 2011. In the Medieval age, Oba was the capital of Alaiye Beylik. In 1934, a part of Oba was issued from the main settlement to form the Çıplaklı village. In 1999, Oba was declared a seat of township. The main crops of the town are citrus and dwarf apple. Being very close to Alanya, services to the city are also a part in the town economy.

## Notable residents

* Kaygusuz Abdal (14th and early 15th-century Turkish folk poet)

## Sister cities

* Pniewy (Poland)
* Oer-Erkenschwick (Germany)
