Osmaniye Province

Osmaniye Province
Location of Osmaniye Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:	Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Area:	3,767 km2 (1,454 sq mi)
Total Population	497,907 TurkStat 2007 (est)
Licence plate code:	80
Area code:	0328
Governor Website	http://www.osmaniye.gov.tr

Osmaniye is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. The province was part of Adana Province. It covers an area of 3,767 km² and has a population of 467,907 (2006 est). The population was 474,782 in 2009. The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region.

The capital of the province is Osmaniye (Population:194.000). The next largest towns are Kadirli (Population:79.000) and Düziçi (Population:42.000).

Contents 1 Districts 2 Historical sites and ruins 3 Famous people from Osmaniye 4 Festivals 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Districts

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

• Bahçe
• Düziçi
• Hasanbeyli
• Kadirli
• Osmaniye
• Sumbas
• Toprakkale

[edit] Historical sites and ruins

• Karatepe - Aslantaş (Domuztepe-Pınarözü) - Kadirli/Düziçi

[edit] Famous people from Osmaniye

• Yaşar Kemal, one of the best known writers in Turkey
• Devlet Bahçeli
• Samet Aybaba

[edit] Festivals

• Karakucak Wrestling Festival - Kadirli (25-26 May)

[edit] Gallery

Ancient city of Hierapolis Castabala in Osmaniye

Hittite Storm God in Karatepe-Aslantaş Late Hittite Fortress

A view from the city of Osmaniye

[edit] See also

Çukurova

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Osmaniye Province

• (Turkish) Osmaniye governor's official website
• (Turkish) Osmaniye municipality's official website
• (English) Osmaniye weather forecast information

v • d • e Osmaniye Province (in the Mediterranean region) of Turkey Urban districts Osmaniye Rural districts Bahçe - Düziçi - Hasanbeyli - Kadirli - Sumbas - Toprakkale Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

v • d • e Provinces of Turkey Adana · Adıyaman · Afyonkarahisar · Ağrı · Aksaray · Amasya · Ankara · Antalya · Ardahan · Artvin · Aydın · Balıkesir · Bartın · Batman · Bayburt · Bilecik · Bingöl · Bitlis · Bolu · Burdur · Bursa · Çanakkale · Çankırı · Çorum · Denizli · Diyarbakır · Düzce · Edirne · Elazığ · Erzincan · Erzurum · Eskişehir · Gaziantep · Giresun · Gümüşhane · Hakkâri · Hatay · Iğdır · Isparta · Istanbul · İzmir · Kahramanmaraş · Karabük · Karaman · Kars · Kastamonu · Kayseri · Kilis · Kırıkkale · Kırklareli · Kırşehir · Kocaeli · Konya · Kütahya · Malatya · Manisa · Mardin · Mersin · Muğla · Muş · Nevşehir · Niğde · Ordu · Osmaniye · Rize · Sakarya · Samsun · Şanlıurfa · Siirt · Sinop · Şırnak · Sivas · Tekirdağ · Tokat · Trabzon · Tunceli · Uşak · Van · Yalova · Yozgat · Zonguldak

Coordinates: 37°13′41″N 36°12′45″E / 37.22806°N 36.2125°E / 37.22806; 36.2125

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