Afyonkarahisar District
Afyonkarahisar District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city Afyonkarahisar.Ä°l Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its area is 1,261 km², and its population is 319,574 (2021).

Composition

There are 15 in Afyonkarahisar District: * Afyonkarahisar * Beyyazı *
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Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (, tr, afyon "poppy, opium", ''kara'' "black", ''hisar'' "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. In Turkey, Afyonkarahisar stands out as a capital city of hot springs and spas, an important junction of railway, highway and air traffic in West-Turkey, and the place where independence was won. In addition, Afyonkarahisar is one of the top leading provinces in agriculture, globally renowned for its marble and is the world's largest producer of pharmaceutical opium. Etymology The name Afyon Kara Hisar (literally ''opium black castle'' in Turkish), since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock. Also known simply as Afyon. Older spellings include Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar and Afyon Karahisar. The city was known as Afyon (opium), until the name was changed to Afyonkarahisar by the Turki ...
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