Bartın Province

Bartın Province
Location of Bartın Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:	Black Sea Region, Turkey
Area:	2,120 km2 (820 sq mi)
Total Population	159,610 TurkStat 2007 (est)
Licence plate code:	74
Area code:	0378
Governor Website	http://www.bartin.gov.tr

Bartın is a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounding the city of Bartın. It is to the east from Zonguldak.

The town of Bartın contains a number of very old wooden houses which are no longer extant in other places.

In Bartın province is the ancient port town of Amasra (Amastris). This town is on two small fortified islands and contains many interesting old buildings and restaurants.

Districts

Bartın Province is divided into 4 districts (capital district in bold):

• Amasra
• Bartın
• Kurucaşile
• Ulus

See also

• Bartın Naval Base

Gallery

Amasra, view from the bridge

Sunset in Amasra

Bartın river, near the Black Sea

External links

• (Turkish) Bartın governor's official website
• (Turkish) Bartın municipality's official website
• (English) Bartın weather forecast information
• (Turkish) Bartin - Amasra
• (English) Bartin - Amasra

Bartın Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey Urban districts Bartın Rural districts Amasra – Kurucaşile - Ulus 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 - Elâzığ - 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 - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

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