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Kayseri Province

The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. It is located in Anatolia, and surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali. The Ali mountain is named like that in honor of Ali Baba, who is said to have lived in the area.

Districts

Kayseri province is divided into 16 districts (capital district in bold):

* Akkışla
* Bünyan
* Develi
* Felahiye
* Hacılar
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Kastamonu Province

Kastamonu is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region, to the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop to the east, Bartın and Karabük to the west, Çankırı to the south, Çorum to the south east and the Black Sea to the north.

Statistics

The province has an area of 13,108 km², and a population of 322,759 people (2006 est). The population was 376,725 people in 2000. The population density is 24.62 inhabitants per km². The province center has a population of 64,606.

Districts

Kastamonu province is divided into 20 districts (capital district in bold):

* Abana
* Ağlı
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Kars Province

Kars is a province (Turkish: il) of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its border with the Republic of Armenia. From 1878 until 1917 all of the present-day province of Kars was part of the Russian oblast of Kars. From 1918 to 1920 the province was under the administration of the Democratic Republic of Armenia as the Vanand province (with the city of Kars as its capital). Its territory was ceded to Turkey by the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Kars. The provinces of Ardahan and Iğdır were until the 1990s part of Kars Province.

Districts

Kars province is divided into 8 districts (ilçe), each named after the administrative center of the district:

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Karaman Province

Karaman is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 9,163 km². It has a population of 252,377 (2006 est). According to the 2000 census the population was 243,210. Population density is 27.54 people/km². The traffic code is 70. The capital is the city of Karaman. Karaman was the location of the Karamanid emirate, which came to an end in 1486.

Districts

Karaman province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

* Ayrancı
* Başyayla
* Ermenek
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Karabük Province

Karabük is a province in northern central Turkey.

The main city is Karabük which is located about 200 km north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast.

Karabük is located on the highway between Bartın and Ankara which was in ancient times an important route between Amasra on the coast and central Anatolia. The railway between Ankara and Zonguldak passes through Karabük.

Safranbolu, a historically important city, which is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List - is located in Karabük Province.

Districts

Karabük province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):

* Eflani
* Eskipazar
* Karabük
* Ovacık
* Safranbolu
* Yenice

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Kahramanmaraş ProvinceKahramanmaraş (or simply Maraş) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is Kahramanmaraş city, the traffic code is 46.

Districts

Kahramanmaraş province is divided into 10 districts:

* Afşin
* Andırın
* Çağlayancerit
* Ekinözü
* Elbistan
* Göksun
* Kahramanmaraş
* Nurhak
* Pazarcık
* Türkoğlu

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Izmir is the pearl of the Aegean, a fascinating city whose history begins in the mists of legend. Turkey’s third largest city and second most important port, Izmir is the center of tourism in the region. This modern city still retains traces of its ancient, Ottoman and Levantine past.
AGORA: Revealed in central Izmir during excavations carried out in 1932-1941 in the district of Namazgah. eovering an area of 120 x 80 m, the agora throws invaluable light on Roman period Izmir. it was not only a market place, but the location of public institutions and the Temple of Zeus. The agora is open to the public between 9.00 -12.00 and 13.00 -18.00. The statues found here are on exhibit in Izmir Archaeological Museum.

ALSANCAK: A select neighbourhood with a unique character in modern Izmir. Stretching from the waterfront esplanade inland most of the area has been transformed into a pedestrian precinct, so there is no trarffic to disturb shoppers and strollers.The streets lined by modern buildings and attractive shops lead onto the square where Alsancak station stands. Dating from 1858 the colonial architecture of the station distinguishes it in style from the rest of the city. Trains to Buca, Aydin and Denizli depart from here.

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Isparta Province

Isparta is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km² and a population of 547,525 up from 434,771 (1990). The provincial capital is Isparta.

The province is well known for its apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products, and carpets. The best fertile lands are in the area named Uluborlu.

Districts

Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):

* Aksu
* Atabey
* Eğirdir
* Gelendost
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Iğdır ProvinceIğdır (Turkish: Iğdır, Armenian: Իգդիր, Azerbaijani: İğdır, Russian: Игдир, Persian: ایگدیر) is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan (the area of Nakhchivan), and Iran. Its adjacent provinces are Kars to the northwest and Ağrı to the west and south. It occupies an area of 3,587 km² and population of 179,839 (2006 est.), it was 168,634 in 2000 (up from 142,601 in 1990).

Turkey’s highest mountain, the Biblical Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) is in Iğdır, but much of the land is a wide plain far below the mountain. The climate is the warmest in this part of Turkey, cotton can be grown in Iğdır. Iğdır is where Noah is said to have thrived following the flood. The Armenian border is marked by the Aras River.

The provincial capital is the city of Iğdır.

Districts

Iğdır province is divided into 4 districts (capital district in bold):

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AntakyaAntakya (Arabic: انطاكية‎, Αντιόχεια Antiókheia or Antiócheia) is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. In ancient times the city was known as Antioch and has historical significance for Christianity, being the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called Christians for the very first time. The city and its massive walls also played an important role during the Crusades.

Geography

Antakya is located on the banks of the Orontes River (Turkish: Asi Nehri), approximately 22 km (14 mi) inland from the Mediterranean coast. It enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers, and mild and wet winters; however due to its higher altitude, Antakya has slightly cooler temperatures than the coast. The city is in a valley surrounded by mountains, the Nur Mountains to the north and Mount Keldağ (Jebel Akra to the south, with the 440 m high Mount Habib Neccar (ancient Silpius) forming its eastern limits. The mountains are a source of a green marble. Antakya is at the northern edge of the Dead Sea Rift and vulnerable to earthquakes.

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