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Isparta Province (Turkish: Isparta ili) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km2 and a population of 448,298 up from 434,771 (1990). The provincial capital is Isparta.
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Isparta Province
Isparta ili | |
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Province of Turkey | |
 Lake Egirdir | |
 Location of Isparta Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Subregion | Antalya |
| Largest City | Isparta |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Isparta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,993 km2 (3,472 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 441,412 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Area code | 0246 |
| Vehicle registration | 32 |
The province is well known for its apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products, and carpets. The best fertile lands are in the area named Uluborlu. The province is situated in the Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.
Districts
Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold):
- Aksu
- Atabey
- Eğirdir
- Gelendost
- Gönen
- Isparta
- Keçiborlu
- Şarkikaraağaç
- Senirkent
- Sütçüler
- Uluborlu
- Yalvaç
- Yenişarbademli
Sites of interest
Kovada Lake and Kızıldağ National Parks, Isparta Gölcüğü, Çamyol and Kuyucak forest recreation areas, Eğirdir oak and Sütçüler forest conservation areas, Eğirdir, Uluborlu and Yalvaç castles, Antiochia in Pisidia and Apollonia antiquity cities, Ertokuş and Dündar Bey old theological schools (medrese), Isparta Hızır Bey, Kutlu Bey, Firdevs Bey, İplik, Eğirdir Hızır Bey, Barla Çaşnigir, Uluğbey Veli Baba mosques, Firdevs Bey Bazaar, Eğirdir Inn (caravansary), Ertokuş Hanı Inn, Baba Sultan Mousoleum, Isparta and Yalvaç Museums.
In 2020, the ancient 10 meters height rock mass of symbolic importance, which was in a village in Yalvaç district, was blown by treasure hunters.[2]
Notable people
- Erkan Mumcu
- Necmettin Sadak
- Süleyman Demirel
- Zeki Demirkubuz
Gallery
Köprülü Canyon in Sütçüler district
Ancient Roman inscriptions in Yalvaç
Antioch, Pisidia in Yalvaç district
Lake Eğirdir in Eğirdir district
See also
- List of populated places in Isparta Province
References
- "Population of provinces by years - 2000-2018". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Ancient symbolic rocks detonated by treasure hunters in Isparta
External links
- (in Turkish) Isparta governor's official website
- (in Turkish) Isparta municipality's official website
- (in English) Isparta weather forecast information
- (in Turkish) Isparta city guide
- (Turkish) Isparta info website
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На других языках
[de] Isparta (Provinz)
Isparta ist eine Provinz der Türkei und liegt im nordwestlichen Teil der Mittelmeerregion. Die angrenzenden Provinzen sind (im Norden beginnend und im Uhrzeigersinn) Afyonkarahisar, Konya, Burdur und Antalya. Die Provinz Isparta belegt Platz 45 auf der Rangliste der bevölkerungsstärksten Provinzen. Die Provinzhauptstadt ist Isparta.- [en] Isparta Province
[ru] Ыспарта (ил)
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