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Kemaliye District
Kemaliye District is a district of the Erzincan Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Kemaliye.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its area is 1,207 km2, and its population is 5,170 (2022). Composition There is one in Kemaliye District: * There are 61 in Kemaliye District:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemaliye
Kemaliye (formerly Eğin) ( hy, Ակն, Romanized Old Armenian: ''Akn'', meaning "spring") is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The town is known for its historic architecture, including many Ottoman-era houses. It is also notable for its commanding view of the river Karasu (Euphrates) flowing south through a gorge above the Keban Dam. History Eğin may have been founded by Paulician Armenian Christians in the 9th century. Certainly, a Paulician state was headquartered at nearby Tephrike (modern Divriği) by 844. Alternatively, the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica reports that Eğin was settled by Armenians who emigrated from Van in the 11th century with Senekherim (presumably Seneqerim-Hovhannes of Vaspurakan of the Artsruni dynasty). Eğin became known as a center of Armenian musicians, and later, literary poets. In 1813, James Playfair's "A System of Geography" described Eğin as " little town in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |