Afyon-Geography

Mountains
1-barn Mountains: 1940 m. Sandikli are among the districts with high Sincan. Will be seen on the slopes of the mountain pine grove.

2-Akdağ: 2449 m. in height. Sandikli and between districts Çivril of Denizli to Dinar district. Around are forested.

3-Burgazdağı: 1754 m. with teachers at a height of Usak province is Banaz County.

The 4-Emirdağ: 2307 m elevation, these mountains, with the name Bolvadin county district is among the Emirdağ.

Mountains of 5-Kuma: 2447 m. importance of this mountain with a height of the Independence War was started here.

6-Pasha and Bey Mountains: Pasha and Bey Mountains in 1750 m. in height. And the rising hill districts Bolvadin Bayat Pasha mountain, western and northern mountains extending in the direction to Eskişehir province is called the Bey Mountains.

7-Monkey Mountains: 1622 m. This is the height of the mountain west region.

8-Bozdag: 1250 m. in height and is in the western region.

9-Söğüt Mountains: 1919 m. The height of this mountain district of Dinar and Dazkır between.

10-Sultandağları: 2519 m. It is called the height of the county has received.

Lowlands
1-Afyon Plain: All is a closed basin. The northwest-southeast direction Akarçay come into the broad plains are. Eynihan mountains in the north (1750 meters Şamdağ Beydağı 1500. Emirdağ of 2066 m.) and the west of the hill where Kalecik the mountains is Kuma. To the right and left lying in the plains of Akarçay Eber and a small slope to the lake with Akşehir to downgrade.

Plain 2-Dinar: Dinar arising from (Suçıkan) southeast northwest mountains of Samsun in the direction of flow of the Büyük Menderes valley on the narrow pass between Montenegro and the expansion continues until the provincial borders.

Plain 3-Dombay: Akdağ, is surrounded by mountains Kuma and Samsun. This is like a boat down the plain to the south. The plains to the south at the Çapalı marsh, north of Dinar Sandikli will bring about the defective area.

Plain 4-Sandikli: kufi with tea bath tea with the arms passing through the Sandikli (now closed on this stream passes through a channel with the district center) Beylikler der at the location of the combined elevation 1000 m. down to the falls. Extending in the direction of flow of plain tea kufi Akdağ with the ends in the valley between the mountains Burgaz.

With 5-United Sincan Plain: North of the mountains İlbudak (1563m.) güneyindeAhır Mountains, west of Murat Mountain (2312 m.) is located. This plain extends eastward very slight bias is combined with the Afyon Plain.

With 6-Small Sincan Lowland: United Sincan and Sandikli between basin plain with the young Sincan, a small dent ov. The average elevation of 1190 m. The plain is surrounded by the mountains around. Plain with young Sincan, Başağaç Strait to the Sandikli Plains, with Drip Strait depends on the Great Plains with Sincan.

7-Şuhut Lowland East is limited to a plateau. West of the steep and deep valley, with half-naked with Kuma the mountains to the south is Koç (1675 m.), and Slate is surrounded by mountains.

8-desert plain, general, and the Plain of Mud: This small and Kuma plains of the foothills north Sultandağlarının between the foothills south of the mountains are ranked.

9-Emirdağ Lowlands: South of Emirdağ (2066 m.) translates. In the long east-west direction, is a narrow north-south direction. Floors are wide çayırlık.


Streams
Our Province Sakarya rivers, lakes, Büyük Menderes and balls. The snow melts in the spring and get water with rain water, but dry in summer the streams have undersized.

Non-like regime of rivers can properly sort:

1-Akarçay: born in the foothills north of the barn in the mountains to Lake Eber is poured.

2-kufi Brook: Büyük Menderes's arm that tea, Kuma was born in the foothills. Hot water with a variety of water resources will grow by multiplication.

3-Kali River Kocatepe born in and around the mountains to Lake Eber is poured.

4-Menderes River: kufi çay a river is born with the merger Suçıkan'ın Dinar.

5-Sakarya River: Emir, and is fed by rain water and flood from Beydağ.

Also; Kocaçay, Seyitsuyu, such as major rivers are Hamamçayı.


Lakes
1-Karakuyu Lake: Karakuyu Dinar district within the borders of the Büyük Menderes river basin up to take place in spring, and the Ankara-Antalya highway route road junction 10 km Dinar. immediately after the road is right.

Lake area as the organic matter (peat) is rich and change-Terrestrial Inner Aegean in the Mediterranean climate due to the transition line is rich in plant species. These days the entire lake is 1099 hectares of cane fields, sedge, and is covered with lotus. This feature of the field and stored in a birds nest significantly contributed to making.

Karakuyu lakes and sources Kocapınar a feature of the generation of the Taurus İçbatı Lake in Burdur, Egirdir lakes and light in the middle of the place and create a source of water due to "not frozen" as a result, the winter season for the birds create a natural environment is going.

Who in 1991 discovered the first Karakuyu lakes in the winter dikkuyruk olmuştur. His many dikkuyruk winter, ducks and Karakuyu'ya arena has come. By summer, the next time-At the stork and heron kingfisher, sakarmeke, stilt, sazdelicesi, angıt, willow, white, birds such as flamingos started to stay in this region. Also in the south in the mountains where the eagle has been the rock.

September-1994 on Lake Karakuyu by the Ministry of Forestry "Wildlife Protection Area" status was taken.

4 November 1994 in Konya on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage Committee's 2122 decision No.lu Karakuyu Lake of the entire "First Degree Natural Site Area" is declared, all the physical intervention of 2863-3386 have been closed and the law should have been registered.

2-Eber Lake: Our city within the borders of Tea and Bolvadin County has 150 km2 area Eber Lake, Akarçay and is fed by spring water from Sultandağlarından. Depth of 3.98. sea level is 966.98 m.dir.

Eber Lake is a bird paradise in time, and surface water in a garden decorated with flowers, while the contaminants until today was not near. Eber Lake, the largest elements that threaten the city of Afyon waste, dairy industry, are wastes of sugar and Alkoloid Factory. Other elements of a threat, after the lake in Lake Eber of waste treatment and therefore the task of seeing the clean filtered water is to drain the lake Akşehir. The depth of the lake has dropped today to 1.70 meters. Will fall further unless action is a fact.

Lake which is the highest economic value of cane production, carp, carp fishing arena and are mirrored. Moreover, due to the lake include hunting tourism many people from outside the province have led to the hunting homes.

Eber Lake Protection Committee of Cultural and Natural Heritage of Konya 22.6.1992 day and the number in 1359 was declared 1.derece Natural Protected Area.

3-Karamık Lake (Swamp): The Tea Lake County within the boundaries of the Dinar-Karamık Brook Road is the route. Area 40 km2, the deepest point, 3 m. And the sea height of 1001 m. dir.

In the swamp, reed and cane production and Turna Sazan fish grow. Once upon a time, though the swamp crawfish go extinct by the polluter, and woodcock, cormorant, bird species such as wild ducks are available.

Karamık Lake, Konya for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 1669 Board of kararınca 1st day 17.6.1993 Natural Protected Area was declared in degrees. In 1979 "Dinar-Karakuyu Project" was prepared under the name of a project.

4-Akşehir Lake: Afyon-Konya province within the borders of the general area Akşehir 211.7 Lake 304.4 km2.lik section provinces km2.lik falls within the boundaries of our Sultandağı district. Depth of 4.5 m. 956.19 m.dir height from the sea. Lakes, and Eber Lake is fed by streams Sultandağı. Carp fish in the lake, and grow as crane, wild duck, wild excavation, cormorant and migratory birds such as black are meke. Lake in the amount of land and water are more than fishery products.

5-Acı Lake: Afyon and Denizli province within the borders of the lake's overall 41.5 km2'dir area. The 20 km2.si Our city districts within the borders of Başmakçı and Dazkır are available. Depth is not known, the sea height of 842 m.dir.

As its name says is suffering from the sea water that's being done in export of sodium sulfate are produced.

Lake in the mountains east of the arena with birds of prey, wild duck, wild migrating birds, such as excavation and flamingo species are found.

6-Emre Lake: Afyon province was created within the borders of the most natural way, the lake is small. Approximately 5 km ² area is. İhsaniye District, Döğer town, between villages Bayramaliler. Period, depending on rainfall and large areas of narrowing. Depth 3 in some places up m.nin. The water is sweet.


Dams
1-Seydiler Dam: Afyon's Northeast Seyitler the stream near the village of Gebeceler Seydiler Dam to the center was established 28 km. away. Reservoir 40,000,000 m3, useful water volume of 32,000,000 m3 and roll.

2-Selevir Dam: 35 km of Şuhut district. To the northeast near the village of Selevir, Kali tea is built on the land as a filler. 80,000,000-m3 reservoir volume, water volume is useful 72,000,000 .- m3 roll.

Other Pond are: Stone Bridge, Döğer pond.


Climate
Although the opium in the Aegean region, the Aegean with the inconsistent weather. Central Anatolia Region similarity is seen. More cold and snowy winters, warm summers and a dry steppe climate is seen. More cold and snowy winters, warm summers and a dry steppe climate is seen. In spring and autumn rainfall in the form of the rain increases and step from climate shows little difference. The coldest month average of 0.2 oC, is the highest temperature is 37 oC.


Climate
Although the opium in the Aegean region, the Aegean with the inconsistent weather. Central Anatolia Region similarity is seen. More cold and snowy winters, warm summers and a dry steppe climate is seen. More cold and snowy winters, warm summers and a dry steppe climate is seen. In spring and autumn rainfall in the form of the rain increases and step from climate shows little difference. The coldest month average of 0.2 oC, is the highest temperature is 37 oC.