province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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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 ...
. Located in the Northeast Anatolia region of the country, the capital city is
Bayburt
Bayburt () is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River and is the provincial capital of Bayburt Province. According to the 2021 census the population is determined as around 82,274.
Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient ...
, and with a population of 74,412 is the least-populous province in Turkey.
Geography
Bayburt is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Districts
Bayburt province is divided into 3
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(capital district in bold):
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Aydıntepe
Aydıntepe is a small town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anato ...
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Bayburt
Bayburt () is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River and is the provincial capital of Bayburt Province. According to the 2021 census the population is determined as around 82,274.
Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient ...
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Demirözü
Demirözü is a town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian P ...
Historical places
The most important places in Bayburt Province are:
* Bayburt Tower
* Saruhan Tower
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Aydıntepe underground city
Aydıntepe is a small town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aydıntepe District
Aydıntepe District is a district of Bayburt Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Aydıntepe.Dede Korkut
The ''Book of Dede Korkut'' or ''Book of Korkut Ata'' ( az, Kitabi-Dədə Qorqud, ; tk, Kitaby Dädem Gorkut; tr, Dede Korkut Kitabı) is the most famous among the epic stories of the Oghuz Turks. The stories carry morals and values signifi ...
* Mausoleum of Åžehit Osman
* Traditional Bayburt houses
* Ulu Mosque
* Pulur (Gökçedere) Ferahşat Bey Mosque
* Sünür (Çayıryolu) Kutlu Bey Mosque
* Yukarı Hınzeverek (Çatalçeşme) Mosque
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Bedesten
A bedesten (variants: bezistan, bezisten, bedestan) is a type of covered market or market hall which was historically found in the cities of the Ottoman Empire. It was typically the central building of the commercial district of an Ottoman town or ...
(covered bazaar)
* Varzahan Armenian Church
Cities and towns
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Bayburt
Bayburt () is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River and is the provincial capital of Bayburt Province. According to the 2021 census the population is determined as around 82,274.
Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient ...
City 32,141 inh.
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Aydıntepe
Aydıntepe is a small town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anato ...
Demirözü
Demirözü is a town in Bayburt Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian P ...
City 2,137 inh.
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Arpalı
Arpalı is a town (''belde'') and municipality in the Bayburt District, Bayburt Province, northeastern Turkey. Its population is 2,608 (2021). Arpali consists of three quarters: Cumhuriyet, Hūrriyet and Çiçekli.Konursu Town 1,569 inh.
Climate
The climate is described as
Humid Continental
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
1993 Bayburt Ãœzengili avalanche
The 1993 Bayburt Ãœzengili avalanche occurred on January 18, 1993, at around 07:45 local time (05:45 UTC) in Ãœzengili, a village of Bayburt Province in northeastern Turkey. It killed 59 people and injured 21, destroying 72 houses.
Location and ...
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Arpalı Kasabası
Arpalı is a town (''belde'') and municipality in the Bayburt District, Bayburt Province, northeastern Turkey. Its population is 2,608 (2021). Arpali consists of three quarters: Cumhuriyet, Hūrriyet and Çiçekli.List of populated places in Bayburt Province
Below is the list of populated places in Bayburt Province, Turkey by the districts. In the following lists first place in each list is the administrative center of the district.
Bayburt
* Bayburt
* Adabaşı, Bayburt
* Ağören, Bayburt
* Akà ...