Arguvan ( ku, Erxewan/Arxewan)
is a district of
Malatya Province of
Turkey
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. The mayor is Mehmet Kızıldaş (
CHP).
Demographics
The majority of the district is
Alevi from both
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
and
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,
and the
Parçikan.
Settlements
Notable people
*
Ä°lyas Salman
Ä°lyas Salman (born 14 January 1949) is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician.
He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydın.
Personal life
Sal ...
*
Kemal Bülbül
References
Populated places in Malatya Province
Districts of Malatya Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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