Osmaniye Province
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Osmaniye is a new Turkish province which is located in southeastern Turkey. It was created in 1997 out of the eastern part of Adana Province plus a small part of Gaziantep Province. It covers an area of 3,320 km² and has a population of 458,782 (2000 census}.
The capital of the province is Osmaniye. The next largest towns are Kadirli and Düziçi.
Historical sites and ruins
- Karatepe - Aslantaş (Domuztepe-Pınarözü) - Kadirli/Düziçi
Festivals
- Karakucak Wrestling Festival - Kadirli (25-26 May)
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| Districts of Osmaniye |
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| Osmaniye | Bahçe | Düziçi | Hasanbeyli | Kadirli | Sumbas | Toprakkale | ||
| Provinces of Turkey |
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|---|---|
| Adana | Adiyaman | Afyonkarahisar | Agri | Aksaray | Amasya | Ankara | Antalya | Ardahan | Artvin | Aydin | Balikesir | Bartin | Batman | Bayburt | Bilecik |Bingöl | Bitlis | Bolu | Burdur | Bursa | Çanakkale | Çankiri | Çorum | Denizli | Diyarbakir | Düzce |Edirne | Elazig | Erzincan | Erzurum | Eskisehir | Gaziantep | Giresun | Gümüshane | Hakkari | Hatay | Igdir | Isparta | Içel | Istanbul | Izmir | Kahramanmaras | Karabük | Karaman | Kars | Kastamonu | Kayseri | Kilis | Kirikkale | Kirklareli | Kirsehir | Kocaeli | Konya | Kütahya | Malatya | Manisa | Mardin | Mugla | Mus | Nevsehir | Nigde | Ordu | Osmaniye | Rize | Sakarya | Samsun | Sanliurfa | Siirt | Sinop | Sirnak | Sivas | Tekirdag | Tokat | Trabzon | Tunceli | Usak | Van | Yalova | Yozgat | Zonguldak | |
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