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968:Konuksever
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803:Çamlıyayla
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189:Population
164:Government
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913:Karacaköy
888:Gölkaynak
878:Gediktepe
733:Ağaçsaray
626:8 October
600:8 October
425:in 1071.
276:Անի-Կամախ
227:Area code
198:Time zone
181:Elevation
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379:Abbasids
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753:Akyünlü
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302:in the
284:Kamacha
260:Kurdish
236:Website
130:Country
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858:Elmalı
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337:Anahit
308:Turkey
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134:Turkey
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