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Erzurum
Sign in to saveErzurum (; ) 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.
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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- Emblem of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality
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- Province
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- Erzurum Province
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- 767,848
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- 1890
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- Turkey
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- Location of Erzurum
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- Mehmet Sekmen
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- AKP
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- Metropolitan municipality
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- Turkey
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- World War I and Turkish War of independence
- Inspectorate General
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- Council of Theodosiopolis (593)
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- International events hosted
- Frank Lenz disappearance
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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.
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.
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