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Karaman Province

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Country
  
Turkey

Subregion
  
Konya

Capital
  
Karaman

Team
  
Karamanspor

Region
  
West Anatolia

Vehicle registration
  
70

Area code
  
338

Karaman Province photoswikimapiaorgp0002256313bigjpg

University
  
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Points of interest
  
Taurus Mountains, Karaman Museum, Karaman Kalesi, Hürrem Dayı Evi, Tartan Evi

Karaman Province (Turkish: Karaman ili) is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 9,163 km². It has a population of 232,633 (2010 est). According to the 2000 census the population was 243,210. 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 emirate, which came to an end in 1486.

Contents

Map of Karaman, Turkey

Karaman ta kale


Districts

Karaman province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):

  • Ayrancı
  • Başyayla
  • Ermenek
  • Karaman
  • Kazımkarabekir
  • Sarıveliler

    • Towns

  • Yeşildere
  • Sudurağı
  • Akçaşehir

    • Place of interest

  • Binbirkilise, a region around Karadağ Mountain 30 km (19 mi) north of Karaman with Byzantine church ruins

    • References

    Karaman Province Wikipedia
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