Aziziye is a municipality and governed district in Greater Erzurum, Turkey. Erzurum is one of 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey having more than one municipality within its city borders. Erzurum has three second-level municipalities within the city in addition to the municipality of Greater Erzurum (büyükşehir). Aziziye lies in the western part of Erzurum at 39°57′N 41°06′E. The population of the district center was 41,069[2] as of 2013. Erzurum was declared a metropolitan center in 1993. The municipality of Aziziye was established in 1993 by merging Ilıca and Dadaşkent.[3] The corresponding district governorate was established in 2008. The district center is famous for thermal springs (39.40C)
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Aziziye Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′N 41°06′E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Erzurum Province |
| Government | |
| • Body | İlçe (district) |
| • Mayor | Muhammed Cevdet Orhan (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,760 m (3,770 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Urban | 41,069 |
| • District | 51,532 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 25xxx |
| Area code(s) | 0442 |
| Climate | Dfb |
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