Karaman Province

Karaman Province

Karaman ili
Karaman Province Karaman ili
Province
	Yaylapazarı, Ermenek
	Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Karaman
Government
• Governor	Hüseyin Engin Sarıibrahim
Area	8,678 km2 (3,351 sq mi)
Population (2022)	260,838
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0338
Website	www.karaman.gov.tr

Karaman Province (Turkish: Karaman ili) is a province of south-central Turkey. Its area is 8,678 km²,^[2] and its population is 260,838 (2022).^[1] According to the 2000 census, the population was 243,210. The population density is 30 people/km². The traffic code is 70. The capital is the city of Karaman. Karaman was the location of the Karamanid Beylik, which came to an end in 1486.

Districts and Towns

Karaman Province is divided into 6 districts:

Towns include Sudurağı, Akçaşehir, and Güneyyurt.

Place of interest

Binbirkilise, a region around Mount Karadağ 30 km (19 mi) north of Karaman with Byzantine church ruins.

Churches

Çeşmeli Kilise (Surp Asvadzadzin Ermeni Kilisesi)
Fisandon Church
Binbir Church

Gallery

Mount Karadağ
Street in Karaman
Taşeli-Plateau, Ermenek River
Yeşildere, Akköprü
Yeşildere rock formation
Ermenek old houses
Ruins of Binbirkilise, meaning "Thousand and One Churches" in Üçkuyu
Yaylapazarı, Ermenek
Ermenek Dam
Houses in Taşkale
Storage caves of Taşkale are probably of ancient origin, but some may have been dug into the rock face in the post-Byzantine period.