Afyonkarahisar Province ( tr, ), also called more simply Afyon Province, is a

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in western Turkey. Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest,

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to the west, Denizli to the southwest,

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to the south, Isparta to the southeast,

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to the east, and

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to the north. The provincial capital is

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 t ...

. It covers an area of 14,230 km², and the population is about 744,179 as of 2021.

Districts

Afyonkarahisar province is divided into 18 districts: *

Başmakçı Başmakçı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, closer to Denizli than to the city of Afyon itself. It is the seat of Başmakçı District.Bayat *

Bolvadin Bolvadin (Ancient Greek: Πολύβοτον/Πολύβοτος and Latin: ''Polybotum''/''Polybotus'') is a city of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Bolvadin District.Çay Çay is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on th ...

Çobanlar Çobanlar ( grc, Αναβωρα, ''Anabora'') is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It lies in a plain 25 km east of the city of Afyon. It is the seat of Çobanlar District.Dazkırı Dazkırı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 140 km from the city of Afyon Afyonkarahisar (, tr, afyon "poppy, opium", ''kara'' "black", ''hisar'' "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of ...

* Dinar *

Emirdağ Emirdağ is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the city of Afyon and Eskişehir. The district covers an area of 2,009 km2, and the population (2014) is 38,269 of which 19,093 live in the town of Emirdağ itself. ...

Evciler Evciler is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, on a plain in the mountains behind the Aegean coast, 132 km from the city of Afyon along the road to Denizli. It is the seat of Evciler District.

Hocalar Hocalar is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean Region, Turkey, Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hocalar District.

İhsaniye İhsaniye is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly ...

* İscehisar *

Kızılören Kızılören is a rural town of Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, 26 km from the towns of Sandıklı and Dinar, near the road to Ankara. It is the seat of Kızılören District.Sandıklı Sandıklı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sandıklı District.Sinanpaşa * Sultandağı * Şuhut

Population

The population of Afyonkarahisar Province is majority Turkish and Muslim of the Sunni sect.

Health

Air pollution Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different typ ...

is a chronic problem in the province.

Gallery

Image:AfyonBurgberg.jpg, Afyonkarahisar castle hill Image:AyazinGräber.jpg, Rock tombs in the village of Ayazin Image:Afyon-Kocatepe'den Görünüm.jpg, Countryside from Kocatepe hill

References

External links

Afyonkarahisar governor's official website

Afyonkarahisar municipality's official website

Pictures of the capital of Afyonkarahisar province. With old Fortress of Opium, nice old centre.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060622072815/http://www.turkeyforecast.com/weather/afyon/ {{Authority control