Yarpuz

Yarpuz
Village
Yarpuz

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433Coordinates: 37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433
Country  Turkey
Province Osmaniye Province
District Osmaniye central district
Elevation 960 m (3,150 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 572
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 80000
Area code(s) 0328
Licence plate 80

Yarpuz is a village in the central district (Osmaniye) of Osmaniye Province, Turkey. At 37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433 it is situated in Nur Mountains and along Yarpuz creek which is actually a tributary of Ceyhan River. The distance to Osmaniye is about 20 kilometres (12 mi). The population of Yarpuz is 572[1] as of 2011. Although presently only a village, Yarpuz was the capital of Cebelibereket sanjak during the last years of the Ottoman Empire. (Sanjak was a second level administrative unit in the Ottoman Empire.) [2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2012.
  2. Osmaniye governor's page (Turkish)
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