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Erzincan

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Erzincan

Capital of Erzincan province, eastern Turkey, on the West Euphrates River, 150 km/94 mi southwest of Erzurum; population (1990) 91,800. Situated 1,200 m/3,937 ft above sea-level, the town lies in a basin of the mountainous central plateau of Anatolia. It is an agricultural centre, with a major trade in livestock. Industries include sugar-refining and the manufacture of cotton textiles. The region frequently experiences earthquakes; the town was devastated in 1939 (with a death toll of 10,000), and again in 1983.

During World War I Erzincan was taken by the Russians in July 1916.



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animal cases Agri 35 28 Ardahan 45 39 Artvin 13 15 Bayburt 30 47 Erzincan 24 23 Erzurum 198 170 Igdir 31 29 Gumushane 24 19 Kars 103 94 Total 503 464
Anthrax in eastern Turkey, 1992-2004 by Ozyurek, Serhat F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The worst earthquake in Turkish history killed an estimated 40,000 people in the eastern province of Erzincan in 1939.
DEVASTATING; WESTERN TURKEY IN RUINS; QUAKE CASUALTIES IN THOUSANDS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In the middle part of this century, most segments of the North Anatolian fault spawned major earthquakes, one of which killed more than 30,000 people in Erzincan in 1939.
Tetonic squeeze sparks Turkish quake by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
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