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'''Elazig Province''' is a ] of ] with its seat in the ] of ]. This province is also the source of the ] river. Elazig was also the scene of the first ] in ]. | ||
| Total area of the city spans 9.281 km square. 826 km square of this area is covered with water from dams and natural lakes. City's altitude from sea level is 1067 meters. | |||
| == History == | |||
| Contemporary Elazığ was founded by moving the city to the arable fields of ] | |||
| in ]. | |||
| === City Name === | |||
| City was initially named as "Mamüret'ül-Aziz" (City built by Aziz) by the ] ] ]. The city was known many years as "Elaziz" due to its convenience until ],] when ], | |||
| founder of modern ], changed the name of the city to "Elazık" (city of food). However since it was hard to pronounce this word on ], | |||
| ] the city's name changed to it's final form as "Elazig" by the government. | |||
| == Geography and Climate == | |||
| == Demographics == | |||
| According to 2000 census city population is 569,616 and ranked 21st among total of 81 cities (As the population of the city centers considered, Elazig ranked 39th). 36% of the population lives in the villages and the remaining portion is populated in the city and distric centers. 50.51% of the population is male and 49.49% is female. | |||
| City population is recorded as 440808, 498225, and 569616 in the years ], ], and ] respectively. | |||
| City is divided into 10 towns: Ağın, Alacakaya, Arıcak, Baskil, Karakoçan, Keban, Kovancılar, Maden, Palu, and Sivrice | |||
| == Government == | |||
| Current governor of the city is Dr. Kadir Koçdemir (since ],]). | |||
| Current head of the municipality is M.Süleyman Selmanoğlu (since ], ]). | |||
| == Economy == | |||
| == Notable people from Elazığ == | |||
| == Attractions == | |||
| * ] (University of Euphrates) | |||
| * Harput Kalesi (Harput Castle) | |||
| * Museum of Archology and Ethonography | |||
| * Hazar Gölü (]) | |||
| * Historic Mosques (''Cami'' in Turkish) and Shirines (''Türbe'' in Turkish) | |||
| ** '''Ulu Camii''': Built by ] Sultan Fahrettin Karaaslan in ]. It's one of the oldest and important structures in Anatolia | |||
| ** '''Sarahatun Camii''' (a.k.a Sarayhatun Cami): Built by Sara Hatun, mother of ] Sultan Bahadır Han (a.k.a. ]), in ] as a small mosque. It was renovated in ] and ]. | |||
| ** '''Kurşunlu Camii''': Built between ] and ] in Harput during the ] era. | |||
| ** Alacalı Camii | |||
| ** '''Ağa Camii''': Built in ]. | |||
| ** '''Arap Baba Mescidi ve Türbesi''': Built during the reign of ] Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev III (Son of Kılıçarslan IV) in ]. The shrine contains a mummified body which is known as '''Arap Baba''' among commons. | |||
| ** Fetih Ahmet Baba Türbesi (Shrine of Fetih Ahmed) | |||
| ** Mansur Baba Türbesi | |||
| == References == | |||
| * | |||
| == External Links== | |||
| Following websites are in Turkish | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| * (Also in English) | |||
| * http://www.elazig.org | |||
| * http://www.elaziganadolu.com (A prominent middle/high school in the city) | |||
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| {{Turkey-geo-stub}} | {{Turkey-geo-stub}} | ||
| {{Provinces of Turkey}} | {{Provinces of Turkey}} | ||
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| ⚫ | http://www.dersimdeziraat.com | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, 29 July 2005
Elazig Province is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazig. This province is also the source of the Euphrates river. Elazig was also the scene of the first wholesale slaughter of Armenians in 1915.
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