Yarpuz

Yarpuz
Village
Yarpuz Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433Coordinates: 37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433
Country	Turkey
Province	Osmaniye Province
District	Osmaniye central district
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	572
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	80000
Area code(s)	0328
Licence plate	80

Yarpuz is a village in the central district (Osmaniye) of Osmaniye Province, Turkey. At

37°03′N 36°26′E / 37.050°N 36.433°E / 37.050; 36.433 it is situated in Nur Mountains and along Yarpuz creek which is actually a tributary of Ceyhan River. The distance to Osmaniye is about 20 kilometres (12 mi). The population of Yarpuz is 572^[1] as of 2011. Although presently only a village, Yarpuz was the capital of Cebelibereket sanjak during the last years of the Ottoman Empire. (Sanjak was a second level administrative unit in the Ottoman Empire.) ^[2]

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