Afyonkarahisar

Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Municipality
	View of Afyonkarahisar Castle
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	Afyonkarahisar Location in Turkey Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar (Turkey Aegean)
	Coordinates: 38°45′28″N 30°32′19″E / 38.75778°N 30.53861°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Afyonkarahisar
District	Afyonkarahisar
Government
• Mayor	Burcu Köksal (CHP)
Elevation	1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population (2021)	251,799
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	03000
Licence plate	03
Website	www.afyon.bel.tr

Afyonkarahisar (Turkish pronunciation: [afˈjon.kaˌɾahisaɾ], Turkish: afyon 'poppy, opium', kara 'black', hisar 'fortress'^[2]) is a city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District.^[3] Its population is 251,799 (2021).^[1] Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, 250 km (155 mi) south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. In Turkey, Afyonkarahisar stands out as a capital city of hot springs and spas,^[4] an important junction of railway, highway and air traffic in West-Turkey,^[5] and the place where independence was won.^[6] In addition, Afyonkarahisar is one of the top leading provinces in agriculture,^[7] globally renowned for its marble^[8] and is the world's largest producer of pharmaceutical opium.^[9] In antiquity the city was called Akroinon and it is the site of Afyonkarahisar Castle.

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ Lewis Thomas (Apr 1, 1986). Elementary Turkish. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 12. ISBN 978-0486250649.
^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Evren Ekiz (2016). termal turizmde farkli bir destinasyon: jeoturizm (afyonkarahisar örnegi) (PDF). p. 70. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09.
^ "Afyonkarahisar - Turkey". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Rosie Ayliffe (2003). TURKEY. Rough Guides. p. 606. ISBN 9781843530718.
^ "The project created in Afyon, thermal greenhouse out of 660 thousand square meters". www.habermonitor.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Erica Highes (2013). Meaning and λόγος: Proceedings from the Early Professional Interdisciplinary. University of Liverpool. p. 29. ISBN 9781443873505.
^ US Department for State Bureau (August 1995). International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. DIANE. p. 388. ISBN 9780788120572.

[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[2] Lewis Thomas (Apr 1, 1986). Elementary Turkish. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 12. ISBN 978-0486250649.

[3] İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[auto-4] Evren Ekiz (2016). termal turizmde farkli bir destinasyon: jeoturizm (afyonkarahisar örnegi) (PDF). p. 70. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09.

[5] "Afyonkarahisar - Turkey". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[6] Rosie Ayliffe (2003). TURKEY. Rough Guides. p. 606. ISBN 9781843530718.

[7] "The project created in Afyon, thermal greenhouse out of 660 thousand square meters". www.habermonitor.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[Erica-8] Erica Highes (2013). Meaning and λόγος: Proceedings from the Early Professional Interdisciplinary. University of Liverpool. p. 29. ISBN 9781443873505.

[auto1-9] US Department for State Bureau (August 1995). International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. DIANE. p. 388. ISBN 9780788120572.

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