Karaman Province
Not to be confused with Karaman Eyalet.
| Karaman Province Karaman ili | |
|---|---|
| Province of Turkey | |
 Location of Karaman Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | West Anatolia |
| Subregion | Konya |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Karaman |
| • Governor | Murat Koca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,163 km2 (3,538 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 232,633 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0338 |
| Vehicle registration | 70 |
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.
Districts
Karaman province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
Towns
Place of interest
- Binbirkilise, a region around Karadağ Mountain 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
- Karadağ Mountain, an extinct volcano north of Karaman city
- List of populated places in Karaman Province
Gallery
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Görmeli, a village in Ermenek district
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Akpınar village in Ayrancı district
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View of Ala Bridge near Ermenek
References
- ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karaman Province. |
- (Turkish) Karaman governor's official website
- (Turkish) Karaman municipality's official website
- (English) Karaman weather forecast information
Coordinates: 37°01′23″N 33°05′39″E / 37.02306°N 33.09417°E
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