Afyon: Turkey
Afyonkarahisar (Turkish for the black opium castle) is a city in western Turkey, also known simply as Afyon (i.e. opium) or as Karahisar-i Sahip. Older spellings include Afium-Kara-hissar and Afyon Karahisar. It is the capital of Afyon province. It is located 250 km south-west of Ankara along the Akar River at an elevation of 1 034 meters. It has a population of 128 516 and is an important railroad junction between Izmir, Konya, Ankara and Istanbul. The region is traditionally the main producer of opium in Turkey, thereby its name.
Afyon was known as Acronus until the reign of the Byzantine emperor Leo III who after his victory over Arab besiegers in 740 renamed it Nicopolis (Greek for the Victory City). The Seljuk Turks changed its name to Kara Hissar (the black castle) after the ancient fortress situated upon a volcanic rock 201 meters above the town.
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Denizli: Turkey
Denizli is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are U?ak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Ayd?n, Manisa to the west and Mu?la to the south. Its licence plate number is 20.
Geography
Denizli province lies in the Aegean Region, between 28? 30 and 29? 30 East and 37? 12and 38? 12 North. It covers an area of 11,868 square kilometers. Approximetely 28-30% of the land consists of plains, 25% is high plateu and tableland, and 47% is mountainous. Mount Honaz is the highest mountain in the province, and indeed in Western Anatolia with
Kastamonu: Turkey
Kastamonu is the capitol district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. It has a population of 103,340 (2000 census), and an area of 1482 km2. It is located to the south of the province.
Near the city (approximately 10 miles) is the village of Kasaba with an important mosque, the Mahmut Bey mosque, from 1366, built in the Seljuk tradition. It is considered to be one of the finest wooden mosques in Turkey. The door has excellent woodcarving.
Çorum: Turkey
Çorum is a town in the Corum Province of Turkey. As of 2004, the population was 178,500. It is located at Latitude of 40.56° North and a Longitude of 34.96° East. Corum is also home to the Famous Ertugrul, who's family is one of the biggest and oldest. The Karadeniz dynasty first started in the early 12th century, and the family ruled in corum since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in the early 20th century after which all powers were stripped. The only surviving member of the family is Ertugrul who currently resides in London, UK.
Isparta: Turkey
Isparta is a city in Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. Its population is 150,000 and elevation from from sea level is 1035 m.
The city is famous for its roses and Süleyman Demirel University. The football team of the city Ispartaspor is in the third level league.
Important Persons
Süleyman Demirel, former prime minister and president of Turkey, was born in the village Islamköy close to Isparta.
The Islamic thinker Said Nursi spent the last decade of his life in this city.
Aksaray: Turkey
Aksaray is a city in Turkey located in middle Anatolia.
