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Erzurum

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Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of ancient Theodosiopolis.

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Erzurum is a major city in eastern Turkey and the capital of Erzurum Province, located at a high elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level. With a 2010 population of 367,250, it is an important urban center in the region and sits on the site of the ancient city of Theodosiopolis.

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Clockwise from top: Erzurum Citadel, Çifte Minareli Medrese, Yakutiye Medresesi, Erzurum Congress Museum, The Three Kümbets (Üç Kümbetler), K-95 and K-125 ski jumping towers at the Mt. Palandöken ski resort, Atatürk Monument
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Province
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Erzurum Province
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767,848
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Turkey
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Location of Erzurum
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Mehmet Sekmen
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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections
Contents
  • Name and etymology
  • History
  • Early history
  • Middle Ages
  • Modern history
  • World War I and Turkish War of independence
  • Inspectorate General
  • Ecclesiastical history
  • Council of Theodosiopolis (593)
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Culture
  • Cuisine
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Venues
  • International events hosted
  • Frank Lenz disappearance
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • Armenians
  • Turks
  • Others
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • Notes and references
  • Further reading
  • Sources and external links

Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of ancient Theodosiopolis.

The city uses the double-headed eagle as its coat-of-arms, a motif that has been a common symbol throughout Anatolia since the Bronze Age.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erzurum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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