Dinar (District), Afyonkarahisar

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Dinar ( formerly Geyikli ) is a city in the province of Afyonkarahisar in southwest Turkey. It is the administrative center of the district of dinars. The city has 25 178 inhabitants ( census of 2012).

During an earthquake on October 1, 1995, the magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale 94 people were killed, 250 were injured. The city was largely destroyed and rebuilt in the following years.

In Dinar springs tributary to the Great meander. In ancient times, the place was first called Kelainai, later Apamea Kibotos and was known for his Münzwerkstätten.

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