Afsin
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Afşin is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province
in the Mediterranean
region of Turkey
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The town of Afşin had a population of roughly 120,000 in 2011. Its economy consists mainly of agriculture although in recent years the industry has been developing slowly.
Two of the biggest villages that are connected to Afşin are Kasanlı and Büyük Tatlar.
Kahramanmaras Province
Kahramanmaraş is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is Kahramanmaraş city, the traffic code is 46.-Districts:Kahramanmaraş province is divided into 10 districts :*Afşin*Andırın*Çağlayancerit*Ekinözü*Elbistan*Göksun*Kahramanmaraş...
in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and...
region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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The town of Afşin had a population of roughly 120,000 in 2011. Its economy consists mainly of agriculture although in recent years the industry has been developing slowly.
Two of the biggest villages that are connected to Afşin are Kasanlı and Büyük Tatlar.