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Afyon

Area: 14.230 km²

Population: 739.223 (1990)

Traffic Code: 03

Districts: Afyonkarahisar (Afyon center), Basmakci, Bayat, Bolvadin, Cay, Cobanlar, Dazkiri, Dinar, Emirdag, Evciler, Hocalar, Ihsaniye, Iscehisar, Kiziloren, Sandikli, Sincanli, Suhut, Sultandagi.

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Sites of Interest

  • Phrygian monument rock graves
  • Afyonkarahisar castle
  • Gazligol and Sandikli hot springs
  • Grand Mosque
  • Gedik Ahmed Pasha complex
  • Archeology Museum
  • Kocatepe and Victory monuments.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Telephone: (272) 213 76 00

State Fine Arts Galleries Directorate

Telephone: (0 272) 214 20 28. Fax: 213 76 01

Museum

Afyon Museum: Kurtulus Caddesi, Afyon. Telephone: (272) 215 11 91.

Historical Sites and Ruins

  • Metropolis: Ihsaniye/Ayazin Village
  • Apemeia: Dinar/Center
  • Amorium: Emirdag/Hisarkoy

Local Days of Celebration

  • 15 May: Commemoration of Air Force Martyrs, Afyon City Center
  • 21 February: Commemoration of Ali Cetinkaya, Afyon City Center

Festivals

  • May: Wrestling Festival, Karadilli, Suhut
  • June: Cherry Festival, Derecine, Sultandagi
  • 22-29 August: Melon Festival, Fethiye

Festivities

  • May: Dinar Spring Handicrafts Exhibition, Dinar
  • July: Sour Cherry Celebrations, Cay
  • August through September: Cream Celebrations, Bolvadin

Freedom from Occupation Days

26-30 August: Freedom Day and Victory Week, Afyon City Center