Afyonkarahisar Province (), often shortened to Afyon Province, is a

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in western Turkey. Its area is 14,016 km², and its population is 747,555 (2022). The provincial capital is

Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the ...

. Adjacent provinces are

Kütahya Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...

to the northwest,

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to the southwest,

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to the south,

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to the southeast,

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to the east, and

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to the north.

Districts

Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18

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: *

Başmakçı Başmakçı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, closer to Denizli than to the city of Afyon itself. It is the seat of Başmakçı District.Bayat *

Bolvadin Bolvadin (Ancient Greek: Πολύβοτον/Πολύβοτος and Latin: ''Polybotum''/''Polybotus'') is a city of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Bolvadin District.Çay Çay () is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast E ...

Çobanlar Çobanlar (, ''Anabora'') is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean Region, Turkey, Aegean region of Turkey. It lies in a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It is the seat of Çobanlar District.Dazkırı Dazkırı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 140 km from the city of Afyon on the road to Denizli. It is the seat of Dazkırı District.Dinar The dinar () is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار (''dīnār''), which was bor ...

Emirdağ Emirdağ is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the cities of Afyon and Eskişehir. It is the seat of Emirdağ District.

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İhsaniye İhsaniye is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeas ...

İscehisar İscehisar is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean Region, Turkey, Aegean region of Turkey, on the road between the city of Afyon and Ankara. It is the seat of İscehisar District.Kızılören Kızılören is a rural town of Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, 26 km from the towns of Sandıklı and Dinar, near the road to Ankara. It is the seat of Kızılören District.Sandıklı Sandıklı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sandıklı District.Sinanpaşa Sinanpaşa (or Sincanlı) is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey on a plain surrounded by pine-covered mountains, 33 km from the city of Afyon on the road to Uşak and İzmir. It is the seat of Sinanpaşa District.

Sultandağı Sultandağı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sultandağı District.Şuhut Şuhut (Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish شهود ''Şuhūd'';Tahir Sezen, ''Osmanlı Yer Adları'', Ankara 2017, T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü Yayın No: 2''s.v.'', p. 731/ref> formerly Ancient Greek Σύννα ...

Population

The population of Afyonkarahisar Province is majority

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and

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of the

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sect.

Health

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is a chronic problem in the province.

Gallery

Image:AfyonBurgberg.jpg, Afyonkarahisar castle hill Image:AyazinGräber.jpg, Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin Image:Afyon-Kocatepe'den Görünüm.jpg, Countryside from Kocatepe hill

References

External links

Afyonkarahisar governor's official website

Afyonkarahisar municipality's official website

Pictures of the capital of Afyonkarahisar province. With old Fortress of Opium, nice old centre.
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