Karaman Province
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Not to be confused with Karaman Eyalet.
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| Karaman Province Karaman ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
Location of Karaman Province in Turkey |
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| 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.
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Districts[edit]
Karaman province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
Towns[edit]
Place of interest[edit]
- Binbirkilise, a region around Karadağ Mountain 30 km (19 mi) north of Karaman with Byzantine church ruins
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
External links[edit]
| 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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