Amasya Province
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Turkey place Amasya Province (Template:Langx) is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Its area is 5,628 km2,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and its population is 338,267 (2022).<ref name=tuik>Template:Cite web</ref>
The provincial capital is Amasya, the antique Amaseia mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Great and the birthplace of the geographer and historian Strabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for its madrassas, especially as a centre for the Khalwati Sufi order. The district is also the birthplace of the Ottoman leader Kara Mustafa Pasha.
Demographics
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Geography
Amasya, between the Black Sea and inner Anatolia, lies at the centre of a region of fertile plains crossed by the Yeşilırmak, Çekerek, and Tersakan rivers. Despite being near the Black Sea, Amasya has hot summers and moderately cold winters. Amasya is an agricultural province known as the best apple growing province in the country, and also producing tobacco, peaches, cherries and okra.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Districts
Amasya province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):
References
External links
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