city of Erzincan

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The city of Erzincan is an eastern Turkish city in the Upper Euphrates Valley, known for its seismic activity, agricultural production, and proximity to mountainous landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionType district
areaCode 446
climate continental climate
country Turkey
countryCapital no
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1185 meters
governingCountry Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
hasAgriculturalActivity yes
hasColdWinters yes
hasHotSummers yes
hasMountainousSurroundings yes
hasMunicipalityStatus yes
hasPostalCodePrefix 24xxx
hasUniversity Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University
historicalName Eriza
Erzindjan
historicalRegion Upper Euphrates basin
linked to: Euphrates region
isInlandCity yes
isProvincialCapitalOf Erzincan Province
knownFor agricultural production
apricots
cheese production
copper craftsmanship
earthquakes
proximity to mountainous landscapes
seismic activity
vineyards
languageMajority Turkish
locatedIn Erzincan Province
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: Eastern Anatolia
locatedInValley Upper Euphrates Valley
linked to: Euphrates region
locatedNear Keşiş Mountain
Munzur Mountains
locatedOnFault North Anatolian Fault
locatedOnRiver Karasu River
majorEarthquakeEvent 1939 Erzincan earthquake
1992 Erzincan earthquake
nearRiver Euphrates
population over 100000
religionMajority Islam
seismicRisk high
timeZone TRT
transportInfrastructure D100 highway
Erzincan Airport
railway station
utcOffset +3

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Munzur Mountains near city of Erzincan