Kahramanmaraş Province
| Kahramanmaraş Province Kahramanmaraş ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
| Location of Kahramanmaraş Province in Turkey Location of Kahramanmaraş Province in Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Subregion | Hatay |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Kahramanmaraş |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,327 km2 (5,532 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,044,816 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0344 |
| Vehicle registration | 46 |
Kahramanmaraş Province (Turkish: Kahramanmaraş ili ) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is the city of Kahramanmaraş, the traffic code is 46.
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Geography
Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Districts
Kahramanmaraş province is divided into 10 districts (İlçe):
- Kahramanmaraş (Central district, soon to be split into Dulkadiroğlu and Onikişubat)
- Afşin
- Andırın
- Çağlayancerit
- Ekinözü
- Elbistan
- Göksun
- Nurhak
- Pazarcık
- Türkoğlu
Economy
Kahramanmaraş has historically been famous for its gold. The textile industry is relatively new and mostly machinated.
Education
The Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University [1] is a recently founded university supplying social, language and technical sciences as well as medical education.
Cuisine
The province's most famous culinary speciality is Dondurma, also called "Maraş ice cream", available in specialist Ice Cream shops throughout Turkey. The ice cream has an elastic consistency and is served with knife and fork, often accompanied by a slice of baklava. It melts in the mouth while chewed, with a consistency similar to bubble gum.
Maraş red peppers (called 'kırmızı biber') are also well known for its aroma, Vitamin C content, and moderate hotness. Maraş pepper is different from far-east chilies as dried with support of Scientific Investigations and Universities which contains no aflatoxin and no diseases.
See also
References
- ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
External links
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