Amasya Province

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Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Amasya Province
Image:Amasya Turkey Provinces locator.jpg
Location of Amasya Province in Turkey
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Overview
Region: Black Sea Region, Turkey
Area: 5520 (km²)
Total Population 352,452 TUIK 2006 (est)
Licence plate code: 05
Area code: 0358
Governor Website http://www.amasya.gov.tr
Weather forecast turkeyforecast.com/weather/amasya

Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Area 5,520 km². Population 352,452.

Its provincial capital is Amasya, the antique Amaesia mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Great and the birth place of the geographer and historian Strabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for its madrassas, especially as a centre for the Khalwati Sufi order.

[edit] Geography

Despite being near the Black Sea Amasya is at a high altitude and has a dry climate with hot summers and cold winters. Amasya is an agricultural province known as the best apple growing province in the country, and also producing tobacco, peaches, cherries and okra.

[edit] Districts

Amasya province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°41′59″N, 35°41′11″E


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