Afyonkarahisar

Afyonkarahisar
Municipality
View of Afyonkarahisar Castle
View of Afyonkarahisar Castle
Official logo of Afyonkarahisar
Logo
Afyonkarahisar is located in Turkey
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Location in Turkey
Afyonkarahisar is located in Turkey Aegean
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (Turkey Aegean)
Coordinates: 38°45′28″N 30°32′19″E / 38.75778°N 30.53861°E / 38.75778; 30.53861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAfyonkarahisar
DistrictAfyonkarahisar
Government
 • MayorBurcu Köksal (CHP)
Elevation
1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
251,799
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
03000
Licence plate03
Websitewww.afyon.bel.tr

Afyonkarahisar (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑfˌjon.kɑˈɾɑhisɑɾ], 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.

  1. ^ a b "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.
  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.
  8. ^ Erica Highes (2013). Meaning and λόγος: Proceedings from the Early Professional Interdisciplinary. University of Liverpool. p. 29. ISBN 9781443873505.
  9. ^ US Department for State Bureau (August 1995). International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. DIANE. p. 388. ISBN 9780788120572.