Amasya
central district and city in Amasya Province, Turkey
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Summary
Amasya is a city[1]. Amasya ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,996 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Amasya Province[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yeşilırmak River[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], municipality[8]
- Official language: Turkish[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Tulcea[10], Osh[11], Brindisi[12], Prizren[13], Berat[14]
- Part of: Central Karadeniz[15]
- Commons category: Amasya[16]
- Coordinate location: 40.65, 35.833333333333[17], 40.678674, 35.8278[18]
- Significant event: Siege of Amaseia[19]
- Official website: https://amasya.bel.tr[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amasya[21]
- Commons gallery: Amasya[22]
- Population: 113,932[23], 114,921[24], 114,366[25], 101,813[26], 99,905[27], 85,851[28]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Amasya[29]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[30], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[31], Encyclopedic Lexicon[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[38], Oxford Classical Dictionary[39]
- Capital of: Amasya Province[40], Rum eyalet[41], Kingdom of Pontus[42]
- Structure replaces: Amasia[43]
- Official name: Amasya[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Amasya[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Amasya[46]
- Native label: Amasya[47], آماسیه[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Amasya[49]
- Name in kana: アマスィヤ[50]
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Physical Characteristics
Amasya covers an area of 1889[51]. Elevations include 411[52] and 405[53].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Amasya include Metropolis of Amasia[54], a metropolis[55], in Byzantine Empire[56], founded in 0325[57].
Why It Matters
Amasya has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Amasya is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Amasya include Metropolis of Amasia[54], a metropolis[55], in Byzantine Empire[56], founded in 0325[57].