Karahisar (other)

	Karahisar (other) Karahisar ("black castle" in Turkish) may refer to the following places in Turkey: * Afyonkarahisar, a city in Afyon Province (formerly known as Karahisar-i Sahip, Afium-Kara-hissar, Afyon Karahisar) * Şebinkarahisar, a district center in Giresun Province (formerly known as Kara Hisar-ı Şarkî, Şarkî Kara Hisar, Şapkarahisar) * Karahisar, a town in Tavas district of Denizli Province * Karahisar, Çorum Karahisar is a Villages of Turkey, village in the Çorum District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 302 (2022). References Villages in Çorum District {{ÇorumDistrict-geo-stub ... * Karahisar, Keşan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Şebinkarahisar Şebinkarahisar is a town in and the administrative seat for Şebinkarahisar District, Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey. Name The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey captured the then ancient fortress and renamed it Colonia, in Greek Koloneia (Κολώνεια). A Greek inscription of the ninth or tenth century found in the fortress securely identifies Şebinkarahisar with Koloneia. Curiously, the Seljuk historian Ibn Bibi and 14th-century coins minted by the Eretnids record an Armenian variation of the name, ''Koğoniya''. The historical Turkish form of this name was Kuğuniya. In the 11th century, a second name becomes associated with the place: the town retains the name Koloneia but the fortress above is called Mavrokastron, Greek for "Black Fortress". The Turkish toponym Karahisar (Greek: Γαράσαρη, actual Turkish name of the district: Gareysar), appearing first in the 14th century, is a trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karahisar Karahisar (former Karaasar) is a town in Tavas district of Denizli Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... It is situated at along the Akçay creek, a tributary of Büyükmenderes River (historical ''Maeander''). The distance to Tavas is . The population of Karahisar was 3403 as of 2012. The settlement was founded in 1530s by rmenians The earlier name of the settlement Karaasar probably refers to Kara Fatma, the wife of the tribe. Gülfem one of the concubines of Suleyman I, the Ottoman sultan (also called the Magnificent) commissioned a mosque and a fountain in the settlement. In 1954 the settlement was declared a seat of township. References Populated places in Denizli Province Towns in Turkey Tavas District {{Denizli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karahisar, Çorum Karahisar is a Villages of Turkey, village in the Çorum District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 302 (2022). References Villages in Çorum District {{ÇorumDistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]