Kahramanmaraş Province
Kahramanmaraş Province
| Kahramanmaraş Province Kahramanmaraş ili |
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| — Province of Turkey — | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Mediterranean |
| Capital | Kahramanmaraş |
| Area | |
| - Total | 14,327 km2 (5,531.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
| - Total | 1,044,816 |
| - Density | 72.9/km2 (188.9/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0344 |
| Vehicle registration | 46 |
| Website | kahramanmaraş.gov.tr |
Kahramanmaraş (Turkish: Kahramanmaraş ili ; or simply Maraş Province) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is Kahramanmaraş city, the traffic code is 46.
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Geography
Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Districts
Kahramanmaraş province is divided into 10 districts:
- Afşin
- Andırın
- Çağlayancerit
- Ekinözü
- Elbistan
- Göksun
- Kahramanmaraş
- Nurhak
- Pazarcık
- Türkoğlu
History
Kahramanmaraş was known historically as Maraş and was a settlement since pre-historic times.
The city received to title of Kahraman (Heroic) from the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for the heroic struggle by the local civilian population against the occupying English and then French armed forces after the First World War (see Sütçü İmam Incident [1]). It was one of the first "free" towns after World War I.
Economy
Maraş has historically been famous for its gold. The textile industry is relatively new and mostly machinated.
Education
The Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University [2] is a recently founded university supplying social, language and technical sciences as well as medical education.
Cuisine
The province's most famous culinary speciality is the ice cream, "Maraş ice cream", available in specialist ice cream shops throughout Turkey. The ice cream has an elastic consistency and is served with knife and fork, often accompanied by a slice of baklava. It melts in your mouth while you chew it, similar to bubble gum.
Maraş red peppers are also well known for its aroma, Vitamin C content, and moderate hotness. Maraş pepper is different from far-east chilies as dried with support of Scientific Investigations and Universities which contains no aflatoxin and no diseases.
See also
- Düzbağ
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
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Kahramanmaraş Province (in the 
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Coordinates: 37°53′54″N 36°58′16″E / 37.89833°N 36.97111°E