Erzincan Province
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Erzincan Province is a province
in the eastern region of Anatolia
, Turkey
, and home to Erzincan
, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake
of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939. The population is 224,949 as of 2010.
Erzincan province is divided into 9 districts
(capital district in bold):
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in the eastern region of Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, 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...
, and home to Erzincan
Erzincan
-Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used...
, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake
1939 Erzincan earthquake
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a major natural disaster that hit the province of Erzincan in eastern Turkey at 1:57 am on December 27, 1939. The earthquake of seven violent shocks, the biggest one measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale, was the most powerful one to strike Turkey in recent...
of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939. The population is 224,949 as of 2010.
Districts
Districts of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....
(capital district in bold):
- ÇayırlıÇayirliÇayırlı is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,480 km² and the elevation is 1,520 m. The district has a total population of 10,261 of which 5,447 live in the town of Çayırlı. The mayor is Fevzi Kılıç .-External links:* *...
- ErzincanErzincan-Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used...
- İliçIliçİliç is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,397 km² and the elevation is 1,060 m. The district has a population of 6,349 of which 2,503 live in the town of İliç...
- KemahKemah, TurkeyKemah is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.Kemah is a town with a present population of 2141...
- KemaliyeKemaliyeKemaliye is a both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.The town is known for its historic architecture, including many Ottoman-era houses...
- OtlukbeliOtlukbeliOtlukbeli is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdullah Altındal .-External links:* *...
- RefahiyeRefahiyeRefahiye is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,744 km², and the elevation is 1,589 m. The district has a total population of 10,569 where 3730 live in the town of Refahiye. The mayor is Vezir Dumanlı .It is on the Asian...
- TercanTercanTercan is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The district covers an area of and its total population is 20,072 in which 6,646 live in the town of Tercan....
- ÜzümlüÜzümlüÜzümlü is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It has a population of 13,636 of which 7,112 live in the town of Üzümlü. The mayor is Sami Sertadım .-External links:*...