Afyonkarahisar
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Afyonkarahisar (Turkish pronunciation: [afjonkaɾahiˈsaɾ], Turkish:afyon "poppy, opium", kara "black", hisar "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, 250 km (155 mi) south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation 1,021 m (3,350 ft). Population (2010 census) 173,100