Muratpaşa district
Muratpaşa is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 96 km2, and its population is 526,293 (2022). The district covers part of the city centre of Antalya, and has a coastline of . The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south of the district. Ümit Uysal is the mayor of Muratpaşa.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Muratpaşa
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Kaleiçi görünümü.JPG
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Kaleiçi (Old Town) in Muratpaşa, Antalya
- Turkey place.image_map
- Antalya location Muratpaşa.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Muratpaşa District in Antalya Province
- Turkey place.province
- Antalya
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Ümit Uysal
- Turkey place.leader_name1
- Orhan Burhan
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 96
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 39
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Muratpaşa is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 96 km2, and its population is 526,293 (2022). The district covers part of the city centre of Antalya, and has a coastline of . The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south of the district. Ümit Uysal is the mayor of Muratpaşa.
==History== thumb|Düden Waterfalls|Lower Düden Waterfall in Muratpaşa, [[Antalya]] Modern day district of Muratpaşa is home to Kaleiçi, the historic center founded by Attalus II, King of Pergamon around 150 BC. Since then, the district has been under Lydian, Roman, Persian, Byzantine, Seljuk, Cypriot, Teke, Ottoman, and —after the Italian occupation— Turkish rule.