Erzincan (also Erzingan or Erzinjan) is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gumushane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The city is located at 39° 45' 12" North and 39° 20' 28" East, with an altitude of 1185 meters. The population is 107,175 (2000 census). Historically (prior to World War I) a large minority of the population was Armenian. Erzincan Province is a province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after a 7. ... Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). ... Anatolia lies east of the Bosphorus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Anatolia is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). ... Panorama of Erzurum. ... Sivas is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. ... Tunceli, the city, is the provincial capital of Tunceli Province in Turkey. ... shows the Location of the Province Bingöl Bingöl (Turkish for: a thousand lakes) is a town in the Anatolia region of Turkey. ... Elazığ is a city in the Elazığ Province of eastern Turkey and the seat of the province. ... Malatya is a city in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Malatya Province. ... Gümüshane, also spelt Gümüsane, is a city in Turkey. ... Bayburt is the provincial capital of Turkeys Bayburt Province. ... Giresun (Greek: Κερασούντα)is a town in north-eastern Turkey with 90,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate) on the Black Sea. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg...

The city is very famous for the special cheese called "Tulum Peyniri" in Turkish. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ...

Erzincan is located on a very seismically active fault zone and has been struck by several severe earthquakes in its history, most notably that on December 26, 1939 which killed over 30,000 people. The last major earthquake was in March 13, 1992. Fault in metamorphosed strata near Adelaide, Australia Geologic faults or simply faults are planar rock fractures which show evidence of relative movement. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

External links

• http://www.erzincan.gov.tr
• http://www.erzincan-bel.tr
• Armenian history and presence in Erznga

	Districts of Erzincan
Erzincan | Çayırlı | İliç | Kemah | Kemaliye | Otlukbeli | Refahiye | Tercan | Üzümlü Image File history File links Erzincan_Turkey_Provinces_locator. ... Erzincan Province is a province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after a 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Çayırlı is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Ä°liç is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Kemah is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Kemaliye is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Otlukbeli is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Refahiye is a province in Erzincan, east Anotolia (Turkey). ... Tercan is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ... Ãœzümlü is a district of Erzincan Province of Turkey. ...

Coordinates: 39°45′N 39°30′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...