Karaman Province
Province in Turkey
Karaman Province Karaman ili | |
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Province | |
![]() Yaylapazarı, Ermenek | |
![]() Location of the province within Turkey | |
Country | Turkey |
Seat | Karaman |
Government | |
• Governor | Hüseyin Engin Sarıibrahim |
Area | 8,678 km2 (3,351 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 260,838 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0338 |
Website | www |
Karaman Province (Turkish: Karaman ili) is a province of south-central Turkey. Its area is 8,678 km2,[2] and its population is 260,838 (2022).[1] According to the 2000 census, the population was 243,210. The population density is 30 people/km2. The traffic code is 70. The capital is the city of Karaman. Karaman was the location of the Karamanid Beylik, which came to an end in 1486.
Districts and Towns
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Karaman Province is divided into 6 districts:
- Ayrancı
- Başyayla
- Ermenek
- Karaman
- Kazımkarabekir
- Sarıveliler
Towns include Sudurağı, Akçaşehir, and Güneyyurt.
Place of interest
- Binbirkilise, a region around Mount Karadağ 30 km (19 mi) north of Karaman with Byzantine church ruins.
Churches
- Çeşmeli Kilise (Surp Asvadzadzin Ermeni Kilisesi)
- Fisandon Church
- Binbir Church
See also
- Görmeli, a village on the hillside of the Taurus Mountains near Ermenek
- Mount Karadağ, an extinct volcano north of Karaman city
- List of populated places in Karaman Province
Gallery
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- Street in Karaman
- Taşeli-Plateau, Ermenek River
- Yeşildere, Akköprü
- Yeşildere rock formation
- Ermenek old houses
- Ruins of Binbirkilise, meaning "Thousand and One Churches" in Üçkuyu
- Yaylapazarı, Ermenek
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- Houses in Taşkale
- Storage caves of Taşkale are probably of ancient origin, but some may have been dug into the rock face in the post-Byzantine period.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karaman Province.
- (in Turkish) Karaman governor's official website
- Political map of Karaman province
- (in Turkish) Karaman municipality's official website
- (in English) Karaman weather forecast information
37°01′23″N 33°05′39″E / 37.02306°N 33.09417°E / 37.02306; 33.09417
See also
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![Districts of Karaman](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Karaman_districts.png/100px-Karaman_districts.png)
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