Isparta Province

Isparta Province (Turkish: Isparta ili) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km2 and a population of 448,298 up from 434,771 (1990). The provincial capital is Isparta.

Isparta Province
Isparta ili
Province of Turkey
Lake Egirdir
Location of Isparta Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionMediterranean
SubregionAntalya
Largest CityIsparta
Government
 • Electoral districtIsparta
Area
 • Total8,993 km2 (3,472 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total441,412
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Area code0246
Vehicle registration32

The province is well known for its apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products, and carpets. The best fertile lands are in the area named Uluborlu. The province is situated in the Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.

Districts
Lake Kovada National Park which is a popular tourism destination is located in Isparta Province

Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):

  • Aksu
  • Atabey
  • Eğirdir
  • Gelendost
  • Gönen
  • Isparta
  • Keçiborlu
  • Şarkikaraağaç
  • Senirkent
  • Sütçüler
  • Uluborlu
  • Yalvaç
  • Yenişarbademli

Sites of interest

Kovada Lake and Kızıldağ National Parks, Isparta Gölcüğü, Çamyol and Kuyucak forest recreation areas, Eğirdir oak and Sütçüler forest conservation areas, Eğirdir, Uluborlu and Yalvaç castles, Antiochia in Pisidia and Apollonia antiquity cities, Ertokuş and Dündar Bey old theological schools (medrese), Isparta Hızır Bey, Kutlu Bey, Firdevs Bey, İplik, Eğirdir Hızır Bey, Barla Çaşnigir, Uluğbey Veli Baba mosques, Firdevs Bey Bazaar, Eğirdir Inn (caravansary), Ertokuş Hanı Inn, Baba Sultan Mousoleum, Isparta and Yalvaç Museums.

In 2020, the ancient 10 meters height rock mass of symbolic importance, which was in a village in Yalvaç district, was blown by treasure hunters.[2]

Notable people
  • Erkan Mumcu
  • Necmettin Sadak
  • Süleyman Demirel
  • Zeki Demirkubuz
  • Köprülü Canyon in Sütçüler district
  • Ancient Roman inscriptions in Yalvaç
  • Antioch, Pisidia in Yalvaç district
  • Lake Eğirdir in Eğirdir district

See also
  • List of populated places in Isparta Province

References
  1. "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Ancient symbolic rocks detonated by treasure hunters in Isparta
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