Amasya Province (Turkish:Amasya ili) is aprovince ofTurkey, situated on theYeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Its area is 5,628 km2,[2] and its population is 338,267 (2022).[1]
The provincial capital isAmasya, the antiqueAmaseia mentioned in documents from the era ofAlexander the Great and the birthplace of the geographer and historianStrabo. In Ottoman times Amasya was well known for itsmadrassas, especially as a centre for theKhalwatiSufi order. The district is also the birthplace of theOttoman leaderKara Mustafa Pasha.
Amasya, between theBlack Sea andinner Anatolia, lies at the centre of a region of fertile plains crossed by theYeşilırmak,Çekerek, andTersakan rivers. Despite being near the Black Sea, Amasya has hot summers and moderately cold winters. Amasya is an agricultural province known as the best apple growing province in the country, and also producing tobacco, peaches, cherries and okra.[6]
