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	Afyonkarahisar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afyonkarahisar (Turkish for the fl opium castle) is a city in western Turkey, also known simply as Afyon (i.e.
		It is located 250 km south-west of Ankara along the Akar River at an elevation of 1 034 meters.
		Afyon was known in Hittite records as Hapanuwa, and in Greek times as Acroënus (Akroinon) until the reign of the Byzantine emperor Leo III who after his victory over Arab besiegers in 740 renamed it Nicopolis (Greek for the Victory City).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afyon (322 words)

	Afyon - All About Turkey
		Afyon is bordered with Konya to the east, Usak to the west, Kutahya to the northwest, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, and Eskisehir to the north.
		Afyon is a spa-center with thermal baths in Gazligol Kaplicasi (25 km northwest), Gecek and Omerli Kaplicalari (15 km and 14 km northwest respectively), Hudai Kaplicasi 68 km southwest of the town, and Heybeli Kaplicasi at 30 km from city center.
		Afyon Citadel which was built during the Byzantine period previously was used as a fortress by the Hittite King Mursil II, is another monument to see in the city.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /afyon.htm (419 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Middle East:Turkey:Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sirnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia.
		Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast.
		Its adjacent provinces are Corum to the northwest, Kirikkale to the west, Kirsehir to the southwest, Nevsehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the northeast, and Amasya to the north.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Middle_East/Turkey/Provinces/desc.html (14151 words)

	Afyon, Turkey
		Afyon, the provincial capital, lies on the western edge of a large basin in the northern foothills of the Sandikli Dag.
		Formerly a halt on the caravan route between the Aegean and Konya, Afyon remains an important road and rail junction to which cereals and wool are brought for onward shipment.
		The springs in the vicinity of Afyon are justly famous, the well-known "Kizilay" mineral water coming from this area for example.
	www.planetware.com /turkey/afyon-tr-af-af.htm (302 words)

	Afyon
		It is the capital of Afyon province with 820,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
		Afyon's setting is most dramatic, dominated by a rock upon which a citadel has been erected.
		Afyon is well connected with other urban centres in central Turkey by rail and road; Usak 150 km west, Kütahya 100 km north, Eskisehir 150 km north, Ankara 230 km northeast, Konya 220 km southeast and Burdur 200 km south.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/afyon.htm (244 words)

	UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1950 Issue 1 - 003
		In many provinces in which opium used to be produced, the poppy-plant is still being grown today, but growers are not allowed to harvest anything but the seeds, and incision of the capsules is prohibited.
		The area in which the poppy-plant may be grown only for seed purposes comprises twenty-two provinces in addition to those in which opium is harvested, but in these twenty-two provinces poppy-growing, iandscaronrestricted to districts which are indicated each year in a special decree of the Council of Ministers.
		The northern district comprises chiefly the province of Tokat.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/en/bulletin/bulletin_1950-01-01_1_page004.html (7969 words)

	Two Earthquakes Rock Turkey - At Least 35 Dead
		More than 150 people were injured as chaos hit the streets Sunday in Afyon province, where police said panicked residents jumped from balconies and windows as dozens of buildings collapsed, the Anatolia news agency reported.
		At least 11 people were trapped under debris in the province of Afyon, the interior ministry said, adding that 70 buildings had collapsed there.
		At least seven people outside the quake province were reported injured after jumping in fear from balconies and windows.
	www.rense.com /general19/35.htm (516 words)

	TATİLDÜNYASI :: Thermal Resort Of Turkey :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Afyon - Orucoglu : Orucoglu Thermal Center is 14 kilometers from Afyon.
		The temperature of the spring water is 49C.The water is rich in carbon- dioxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodiumchloride, bromide and fluoride.
		Afyon - Hudayi : Southwest of Sandikli (10 km) in Afyon province, there is a small treatment center with a 100-bed capacity.
	www.tatildunyasi.com /en/c.381.html (945 words)

	SlowFood.it
		Afyon, provincial capital of Afyon province on the western Anatolian plateau of Turkey, is a city of about a hundred thousand people.
		Until 30 years ago, there were over 20 laboratories in Afyon producing poppy seed oil, today there are only three, and in order to survive they have to rely on substantial economic support from selling sunflower seed oil.
		It has always been a village of poppy growers and even today among the villages of the Afyon area, it is the one which is most enthusiastic and resolute in continuing to produce and refusing to switch to other alternatives being suggested, such as sugar beet and vegetables in general.
	www.slowfood.com /img_sito/premio/vincitori2001/pagine_en/Turchia.html (2204 words)

	Indigo Tourism - Shopping Spa Tour, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Afyon, Bursa, Pamukkale
		The province is located as a gateway between the Aegean sea and inner regions of Anatolia.
		Afyon is a spa-center with thermal baths in Gazi Kaplicasi (25 km northwest), Gecek and Omerli Kaplicalari (18 km and 15 km northwest respectively), and Hudai Kaplicasi 73 km southwest of the town, Sandikli which is also famous for its mud baths, too.
		Bursa, Afyon and Pamukkale are thermal centres and accommodations will be at thermal hotels.
	www.indigotour.com /shopping_spa_tour.php (925 words)

	Afyon Kocatepe University -General Information
		Afyon Kocatepe University, which was founded with the constitution number 3837 and date July 3, 1992, started its training activities on November 10, 1992 together with twenty one new universities.
		Before 1993-1994 training term began, with the permission of the presidency of higher education comittee, vocational schools were established in the towns of Afyon such as Dinar, Emirdag, Sandıklı, Suhut In 1994-1995 training term, in the towns of Afyon province such as Cay and Iscehisar, Vocational Schools were founded.
		The law of the foundation of new faculties, institutes and vocational schools of Afyon Kocatepe University became valid with the publication of official newspaper with the issue number 24289 on 16th January, 2001.
	www.aku.edu.tr /geneleng/geneleng.htm (414 words)

	Turkey Provinces
		These, therefore, are the province populations used by the State Institute of Statistics to compute per capita GDP for 2001.
		province, except for a few provinces created after this system was instituted (numbers greater than 74).
		~1946: Çoruh province split into Artvin and Rize; Bitlis province formed from parts of Muş and Siirt; Çapakçur and Tunceli provinces formed from parts of Elazığ and Erzincan; Hakkâri province split from Van; capital of Ağri province moved from Bayazit to Karaköse.
	www.statoids.com /utr.html (1398 words)

	Turkish Kilims
		The Afyon province's move to patent their techniques may encourage other regions and countries to do the same.
		As of right now, the Afyon kilim is the only style of kilim to receive any legal protection whatsoever, but as demonstrated in the pictures in the description section, stylistic issues surrounding kilims are vast and special.
		The Afyon patent is what will inevitably and thankfully be able to prevent a foreign-based distributor from “pillaging” the stylistic elements of the Afyon kilim for his own, and selling it to people who have no clue as to the culture of what they are purchasing.
	www.american.edu /ted/kilim.htm (3137 words)

	Anadolu Agency: News in English, 00-12-16
		Ten provinces in Central Anatolia were shaken by an earthquake which measured 5.8 by Richter scale.
		The epicenter of the quake was Bolvadin township of Afyon province.
		AFYON - Damage assessment work started in Afyon province on Saturday following yesterday's quake whose epicenter was Bolvadin township of western Afyon province.
	www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/2000/00-12-16.anadolu.html (3149 words)

	Assembly of Turkish American Associations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A crisis management center set up in the capital Ankara said 77 buildings collapsed under the strain of the tremor, which struck the mainly agricultural province of Afyon at 9:15 a.m.
		Afyon is a rural province of around one million people, many living in farms and small houses often constructed of sun-dried bricks and wood.
		Basta Afyon olmak üzere binalarin camlarinin kirildigi, birçok binada da çatlaklar olustugu bildirildi.
	www.ataa.org /spotlight/s_feb3.html (1338 words)

	Afyon \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Afyon in 13 languages, encyclopedia term for Afyon.
		Afyon (früher Afyonkarahisar) ist eine türkische Provinzhauptstadt im mittleren Westanatolien und hat derzeit etwa 130.000 Einwohner.
		Afyon to English Afyon to French Afyon to Spanish Afyon to Dutch Afyon to German Afyon to Turkish
	www.babylon.com /definition/Afyon/All (324 words)

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		Dilek Yarimadasi In the province of Aydin, where Mt. Samsundagi plunges into the sea is a park of river valleys, flora, fauna, beaches and cliffs.
		Soguksu This park is situated on the Kizlicahamam, in Ankara province, with thermal springs, and a forested plateau with small valleys.
		The rich green park is located on the border of the Afyon province.
	www.armory.com /~turkiye/turkey/travel/national.html (968 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Death toll rises in Turkey quake
		The quake centred on the town of Bolvadin in Afyon province, and was felt as far away as Istanbul, 500 kilometres (300 miles) to the north-west.
		The Sultandagi and Cay districts of Afyon were reported to have been among the worst hit areas.
		In the province of Konya, one person was reported to have died of a heart attack and seven people were injured jumping from windows and balconies.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1798496.stm (431 words)

	CNN.com - Strong quake shakes central Turkey - December 15, 2000
		ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook the central Anatolian province of Afyon on Friday.
		Afyon Gov. Ahmet Ozyurt said there were no immediate reports of injuries, although paramilitary forces were trying to reach villages to check.
		Afyon is 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of Ankara.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/meast/12/15/turkey.quake.ap (311 words)

	USEFUL INFORMATION - National Parks of Turkey by Turkish Travel
		In the province of Aydin, where Mt. Samsundagi plunges into the sea is a park of river valleys, flora, fauna, beaches and cliffs.
		In the province of Balikesir 18 km south of Bandirma is a bird preserve with over 200 species; it is an important stopover and rest area for many European species.
		In the province of Tunceli, this park has -streams full of trout, springs, flora and fauna.Camping, picnicking and fishing are possible.
	www.turkishtravel.com /useful13.htm (1369 words)

	Afyon (Directory/Middle East/Turkey/Afyon)
		The province, known also as Afyonkarahisar, is located as a gateway between the Aegean sea...
		Afyon Oppio Guido and Maurizio De Angelis Diresa DLP 1039, 1973...
		AFYON, TURKEY The province is located as a gateway between the sea and inner regions of Anatolia.
	www.worldwidirectory.com /Middle.East/Turkey/Afyon (479 words)

	CHAPTER EIGHT - THE WAR OF THE POPPIES
		The putative distribution routes-from Afyon to Beirut to Marseilles to Montreal to New York, etc.-were neatly marked out on the bureau's maps, as if they were readily available tourist itineraries.
		The opium poppy had grown on the rich, shaly plains of Afyon for a millennium or so before the Ad Hoc Committee on Narcotics considered the problem, and it had become an integral part of peasant life in that province of Turkey.
		This substance, which became known as '.afyon" in Turkey and as "opium" in the rest of the world, could also be bartered or sold to passing caravans.
	www.edwardjayepstein.com /agency/chap8.htm (1943 words)

	Afyonkarahisar Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afyonkarahisar (also called more simply Afyon) is a province in western Turkey.
		Its adjacent provinces are Kutahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north.
		(English) Pictures of the capital of this province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afyonkarahisar_Province (105 words)

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		They said that epicenters of those aftershocks were Sultandagi and Cay townships of Afyon and the highest preliminary magnitude of those aftershocks was 3.7 on the Richter scale.
		It said that 15 of those people were killed in Sultandagi, 24 of them died in Cay, 1 person was killed in Bolvadin, 2 others lost their lives in Cobanlar and 1 person died in Sincanli, adding that 318 people were injured in the quake.
		It said that 3,644 tents, 13,120 blankets and 20 containers had been sent to Aegean Afyon province, which was jolted by a strong earthquake on Sunday.
	www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/2002/02-02-05.anadolu (3562 words)

	CTV.ca \| Quake shakes central Turkey, no casualties reported
		A quake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the province in December but caused no damage or casualties.
		He said the epicentre of the quake was in the Bolvadin district of the province.
		The tremor that had lasted for some 10 seconds was barely felt in the town of Afyon itself.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1027382924806_22792124 (201 words)

	Turkey calls off quake searches
		Soldiers and aid workers have now switched their focus to providing food and shelter for families who spent the night in tents or vehicles in sub-zero temperatures.
		Deputy governor of the worst-hit central Afyon province Halil Ibrahim Turkoglu said there were no more survivors or bodies left in the rubble of about 150 collapsed buildings.
		Dozens of aftershocks, the strongest with a magnitude of 5.3, continued to rattle the area as the night-time temperature fell to around minus 5C (23 Fahrenheit).
	www.fire.org.uk /BBC_News/News2002/February/bbc040202a.htm (418 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Moderate earthquake shakes central Turkey
		The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 and was centered in Afyon province, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said.
		Afyon is about 160 miles southwest of the capital, Ankara.
		Quakes are frequent in Turkey, which lies atop active fault lines.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/07/04/moderate_earthquake_shakes_central_turkey (133 words)

	Appeals: Turkey: Earthquake - Feb 2002, Turkey : Afyon Earthquake appeal No. 05/2002, Situation Reports: Turkey: ...
		On Sunday, 3 February at 09:15 local time (0715 GMT), Turkey was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale, the epicenter was located in the Bolvadin district of the Afyon province, 38.52N, 31.16E (100 kms north-northeast of Isparta).
		The earthquake affected Isparta, Cay, Bolvadin and the Sultandagi sub-provinces of Afyon, which is located 250 km southwest of Ankara, the capital of Turkey.
		The earthquake was felt in the neighboring provinces of Ankara, Burdur, Isparta, Eskisehir and Sakarya.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/bd876125f8e4c9b385256b66006da270 (2876 words)

	AMORIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The ancient city of Amorium is situated in eastern Phrygia (in the modern Turkish province of Afyon), 180 km south-west of Ankara.
		The unsettled conditions were further exacerbated by the presence of Norman freebooters and warlords, who tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to carve petty kingdoms out for themselves in central Anatolia.37 Similarly, the passage of the First Crusade through the region in 1097 can hardly have been a peaceful or pleasant occurrence for the local inhabitants.
		So, by 1 1 16, when the emperor Alexius I led his army on campaign towards Afyon, he was unable to call on support from Amorium since the city, which had earlier served as the headquarters of the largest Byzantine provincial army in Anatolia, was already in the hands of the Turks.3g
	www.akmb.gov.tr /turkce/books/turkkong4-2/tk4-2-10_lightoot.htm (3199 words)

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