[2] It is situated to the east of Karadağ, an extinct volcano.

Its distance to Karaman is 35 kilometres (22 mi).

The village was founded in 1748 by Turkmens as a caravan stop on the road to Mecca for pilgrimage.

It was also a market town, and the name Çoğlu (roughly meaning "many people") refers to crowd in the market days.

Since there is no river nearby, the irrigation water is supplied by pumping.