Refahiye is a town and district of Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province

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...

 in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

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. 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 (AKP

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).

It is on the Asian highway network. The province is known for its forests and mountains called Dumanlı Mountains. There are a lot of local honey producers in the villages in Refahiye. It was greatly affected by the earthquake of 1939, and much of its infrastructure had to be rebuilt from scratch. The most precious villages are Şahverdi Köyü, Kürelik Köyü and Kırıktaş Köyü according to a research.

External links

• Şahverdi, a beautiful village of Refahiye
• Information related to Şahverdi Köyü in Turkish
• District governor's official website
• District municipality's official website