Çankırı Province
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Çankırı Province ( tr, ) is a
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
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, which lies close to the capital,
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. The provincial capital is
Çankırı Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is the capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. History Çankır ...
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Economy

Çankırı is primarily agricultural with wheat, beans, corn and tomatoes the most common crops.


Climate

Summers in Çankırı are hot with little rain. Winters are cold with rain and occasional snow.


Districts

Çankırı province is divided into 12
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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Atkaracalar Atkaracalar is a town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Atkaracalar District.Bayramören Bayramören is a small town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly ...
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Çankırı Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is the capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. History Çankır ...
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Eldivan Eldivan is a town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the An ...
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Ilgaz : Ilgaz, formerly Koçhisar, is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Ilgaz is also the name of a mountain range that extends between Çankırı and Kastamonu Kastamonu is the capital district of t ...
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Korgun Korgun is a town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Ana ...
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Kurşunlu Kurșunlu, formerly Karacaviran, is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transconti ...
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Orta Orta may refer to: Places *Orta, Møre og Romsdal, an island in Aukra, Norway *Orta, Çankırı, a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey *Orta, a town near Rome which, in medieval contexts, may also be called Orte *Lake Orta, in north Italy *Orta ...
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Şabanözü Şabanözü is a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey. It is nearly from Ankara and from Çankırı. Economy Every Monday is the day for bazaar (farmer's market) which takes place in the centrum. Wheat, beans, corn and various fruit are t ...
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Yapraklı Yapraklı is a town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the ...


See also

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İnandıktepe İnandıktepe is an archaeological site located in Cankiri Province, Turkey, about 50 miles northeast of Ankara. In 1965 workers found there potsherds of the famous İnandık-vase. Thereafter excavations took place. Overall five levels could be id ...


References


External links

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Çankırı governor's official website
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Çankırı local news website
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