Isparta Province (Turkish:Isparta ili) is aprovince in southwesternTurkey. Its adjacent provinces areAfyon to the northwest,Burdur to the southwest,Antalya to the south, andKonya to the east. Its area is 8,946 km2,[2] and its population is 445,325 (2022).[1] The provincial capital isIsparta.
The province is well known for producingapples,sour cherries,grapes,roses and rose products,[3] andcarpets. The best fertile lands are inUluborlu. The province is situated in theGöller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.[4]
Isparta lies in the northernmost part of thePamphylian basin, wedged between the continentalBey Dağları andAnatolian blocks.[5]: 134 This area is known as theIsparta Angle.[5]: 134 The Isparta Angle is a result of the Anatolian Plate's rotation from the earlyPaleocene to the earlyPliocene, and is a very seismically active area as a result.[6]
As of 2012, there are 178,162hectares of agricultural land in Isparta province, of which 28.8% (37,184 ha) is used for fruit growing.[7]: 5
Isparta province accounts for 23.4% of allapple production in Turkey as of 2012.[7]: 5 The majority of the province's apple production is done in three districts: Eğirdir, Gelendost, and Senirkent.[7]: 5 Together, these three districts account for 73.2% of the province's apple production.[7]: 5
