Adıyaman Province
province in southeast Turkey
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Summary
Adıyaman Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 483 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #31 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Adıyaman[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Malatya Province[8], Diyarbakır Province[9], Şanlıurfa Province[10], Gaziantep Province[11], Kahramanmaraş Province[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Adıyaman[13], Besni[14], Çelikhan[15], Gerger[16], Gölbaşı[17], Kâhta[18], Samsat[19], Sincik[20], Tut[21], Tut district[22], Çelikhan district[23], Kahta district[24], Gerger district[25], Besni district[26]
- Postal code: 02000–02999[27]
- Part of: Gaziantep Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Adıyaman Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 02[30]
- Local dialing code: 416[31]
- Inception: 1954[32]
- Official website: https://www.adiyaman.gov.tr/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Adıyaman Province[34]
- Population: 602,774[35], 624,513[36], 632,148[37], 562,636[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Adıyaman[39]
- Category for people born here: Q31935034[40]
- Category for people who died here: Q116755781[41]
- Number of households: 167,215[42]
- Female population: 279,652[43]
- Male population: 282,984[44]
- Native label: Adıyaman ili[45]
- Category for people buried here: Q32729949[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Adıyaman Province[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 7614 km²[48], 7332 km²[49], and 7337 km²[50]. Adıyaman Province sits at an elevation of 669 m[51].
Why It Matters
Adıyaman Province has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]