Malatya
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Malatya is a city located in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, where it serves as the capital of Malatya Province. The city has significant historical importance, as it has been continuously inhabited by humans for thousands of years.
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- Turkey
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- Malatya
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- Clockwise from top: Malatya Aerial view, Kernek Square, Turgut Özal Nature Park, Malatya Governorship, New Malatya Mosque
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- Emblem of Malatya Municipality
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Arslantepe
- Melitene during the Roman Empire
- Melitene during the Middle Ages
- Modern period
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Festivals
- Sports
- Administration and politics
- Mayors
- Education
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Malatya is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of years.
In Hittite, melid or milit means 'honey', offering a possible etymology for the name, which was mentioned in the contemporary sources of the time under several variations (e.g., Hittite: Malidiya and possibly also Midduwa; Akkadian: Meliddu; Urar̩tian: Meliṭeia). Strabo says that the city was known "to the ancients" as Melitene (Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή), a name adopted by the Romans following Roman expansion into the east. According to Strabo, the inhabitants of Melitene shared the language and culture of the nearby Cappadocians and Cataonians.