Afşin

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Afşin is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.

The town of Afşin had a population of roughly 90,000 in 2006. Its economy consists mainly of agriculture although in recent years the industry has been developing slowly.

Two of the biggest villages that are connected to Afşin are Kasanlı and Büyük Tatlar.

Afşin is also a site with the ancient history of Eshab-i Keyfh.

[edit] External links

District governor's official website (Turkish)
District municipality's official website (Turkish)

v • d • e Afşin in Kahramanmaraş Province (in the Mediterranean region) of Turkey

Urban districts	Kahramanmaraş

Rural districts	Afşin - Andırın - Çağlayancerit - Ekinözü - Elbistan - Göksun - Nurhak - Pazarcık - Türkoğlu

Regions	Provinces

Aegean	Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak

Black Sea	Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak

Central Anatolia	Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat

Eastern Anatolia	Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elazığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van

Marmara	Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova

Mediterranean	Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye

Southeastern Anatolia	Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak