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.
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