Elazığ
Sign in to saveElazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022).
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Elazığ is a city in eastern Turkey that serves as the administrative center for Elazığ Province, built on the site of the former city of Harput in the upper Euphrates valley. With a population of about 387,000, the city is geographically notable for being surrounded by natural and man-made water bodies, including Lake Hazar and several large dams.
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Place details
- Locality
- Elâzığ Merkez
- Region
- Elazığ
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 443,363
- Timezone
Article
25 sectionsContents
- Name
- Mezre
- Harput
- Elazığ
- History
- Ottoman Harput and Mamûretü'l-Azîz
- Turkish Republican era
- Ecclesiastical history
- Demographics
- Economy
- Geography
- Subdivisions
- Climate
- Cuisine
- Transport
- Education
- Attractions
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- Notable people
- Mayors of Elazığ
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022).
==Name== === Mezre === Elazığ was once a suburb of the ancient fortress town of Harput called . Heinrich Hübschmann believed Mezre to be the settlement of Mazara () mentioned by Ptolemy, while Nicholas Adontz derived the name from an Arabic word meaning arable land or hamlet (borrowed into Turkish as 'hamlet'). The toponym originated as a shortening of ('hamlet of the aghas/landlords') or ('Çötelizade [a family name] hamlet'). This may be explained by the fact that some notables from Harput had been exiled from the city and settled in nearby villages in the late 18th century.