Afyonkarahisarı (English spelling)

Japanese: アフヨンカラヒサル（英語表記）Afyonkarahisarı

The capital of the province of the same name, located about 200 km southwest of Ankara in mid-west Turkey. Also known as Afyon. Population 96,000 (1990). The city was once the site of a Byzantine fortress. Afyon means opium in Turkish. The province is Turkey's main opium poppy growing region, and the city has prospered through the opium trade since ancient times. It is the commercial and transportation center of the region, and there is also active trading of mohair yarn, wheat, beans, etc. [Nagaba Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

トルコ中西部，アンカラの南西約200kmにある同名県の県都。別名アフヨンAfyon。人口9万6000(1990)。古くはビザンティン帝国の城砦のあったところ。アフヨンはトルコ語でアヘンを意味する。同県はトルコの主要なアヘン用ケシの栽培地域であり，同市は古くからアヘン取引で繁栄してきた。この地方の商業･交通の中心地で，モヘア毛糸，小麦，豆類などの取引も活発に行われる。【長場紘】

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