Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a city in western
Turkey. It is the administrative centre of
Afyonkarahisar Province and
Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). 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. In antiquity the city was called
Akroinon and it is the site of
Afyonkarahisar Castle.
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