Place:Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

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NameAfyonkarahisar
Alt namesAfiunkarahissarsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Afyonsource: Wikipedia
Afyon Karahisarsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 137
Afyon of Karahisarsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Afyonkarahıisarsource: Times Atlas of the World (1992) p 7
Akroïnossource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 137
Kara Hisarsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 137
Kara Ḣisar-̇i Saḣipsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 137
TypeCity
Coordinates38.767°N 30.533°E
Located inAfyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Afyonkarahisar ("poppy, opium", kara "black", hisar "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. In Turkey, Afyonkarahisar stands out as a capital city of hot springs and spas, an important junction of railway, highway and air traffic in West-Turkey, and the place where independence was won. In addition, Afyonkarahisar is one of the top leading provinces in agriculture, globally renowned for its marble and is the world's largest producer of pharmaceutical opium.

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