Karaman Province
Karaman Province (Turkish: Karaman ili) is a province of south-central Turkey. It has an area of 9,163 km2 (3,538 sq mi). A 2010 estimate puts the population at 232,633 people. According to the 2000 census, the population was 243,210. The population density is 27.54 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.
Karaman Province
Karaman ili | |
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.jpg.webp) Yaylapazarı, Ermenek | |
 Location of Karaman Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | West Anatolia |
| Subregion | Konya |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Karaman |
| • Governor | Tuncay Akkoyun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,163 km2 (3,538 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 251,913 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Area code | 0338 |
| Vehicle registration | 70 |
Districts and Towns
Karaman Province is divided into 6 districts: Ayrancı, Başyayla, Ermenek, Kazımkarabekir, Sarıveliler, and the capital, Karaman.
Towns include Yeşildere, Sudurağı, Akçaşehir, and Taşkale.
Place of interest
- Binbirkilise, a region around Mount Karadağ 30 km (19 mi) north of Karaman with Byzantine church ruins.
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
Mount Karadağ seen from Karaman
Street in Karaman
Taşeli-Plateau, Ermenek River.jpg.webp)
Yeşildere, Akköprü
Ermenek old houses
Ruins of Binbirkilise, meaning "Thousand and One Churches" in Üçkuyu.jpg.webp)
Yaylapazarı, Ermenek
Görmeli, a village in Ermenek district
Akpınar village in Ayrancı district
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Ermenek Dam
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
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karaman Province.
- (in Turkish) Karaman governor's official website
- (in Turkish) Karaman municipality's official website
- (in English) Karaman weather forecast information
See also
- Karaman Eyalet
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