Osmaniye Province

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Osmaniye is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. A small part of the province was part of Gaziantep Province, the rest being in eastern Adana. It covers an area of 3,767 km² and has a population of 497,907 (2006 est). The population was 458,782 in 2000.

The capital of the province is Osmaniye (Population:208.000). The next largest towns are Kadirli (Population:71.000) and Düziçi (Population:40.000).

Districts

Osmaniye province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

• Bahçe
• Düziçi
• Hasanbeyli
• Kadirli
• Osmaniye
• Sumbas
• Toprakkale

Historical sites and ruins

• Karatepe - Aslantaş (Domuztepe-Pınarözü) - Kadirli/Düziçi

Famous people from Osmaniye

• Yaşar Kemal, one of the best known writers in Turkey * Devlet Bahçeli

Festivals

• Karakucak Wrestling Festival - Kadirli (25-26 May)

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