Doğanşehir (, formerly known as ''Muhacir'' and ''Viranşehir'') is a municipality and
district
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of
Malatya Province
Malatya Province (; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2, and its population is 812,580 (2022). It is part of a larger mountainous area. Th ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 1,364 km2 (526.6 sq mi), and its population is 37,697 (2022). The mayor is Memet Bayram ( CHP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (
Greek
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: Σωζόπετρα).
Geography
The altitude of the town is 1,290 meters (4232 feet) above mean sea level. Both plains and mountains are part of the landscape. It borders
Çelikhan District
Çelikhan District is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Çelikhan.Adıyaman District
Adıyaman District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city Adıyaman.Tut District to the south, Gölbaşı District to the southwest, Nurhak and
Elbistan
Elbistan (;Aksüt, Ali"''On the Alevism of Elbistan, Nurhak, Ekinozu and Afsin - Elbistan Nurhak Ekinözü Afşin Aleviliği Üzerine - Zum Alevitentum in Elbistan, Nurhak, Ekinözü und Afşin''"- Alevilik-Bektaşilik Araştırmaları Dergisi 201 ...
to the west,
Akçadağ
Akçadağ () is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 27,872 (2022). The mayor is Ali Kazgan, and the kaymakam (district governor) is Adem Topaca.
Geography
Akçadağ is at an a ...
to the north and Yeşilyurt to the northeast. The reservoirs at Polat Dam and
Sürgü Dam
Sürgü Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works () is a state ...
are situated in the district.
Climate
Doğanşehir has a dry-summer
continental climate
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(
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: ''Dsa'') with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.
Composition
There are 39
neighbourhoods
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Claudius Ptolemy
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records the city as Zizoatra (), part of the province () of Lauiansene in
Cappadocia
Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...
. In
Byzantine
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times, it was known as Sozopetra () and Zapetra (, in
Arabic
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).
Economy
Significant improvements in the fruit industry has made agriculture the District's most important source of income. It includes apricots and an increase in the production of apples. Livestock is usually farmed in the village. Both the district and the villages of central and traditional values, importance is given to local custom. Tourism, mountaineering and monitoring local wildlife are also new attractions.
Transport
Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line from
Malatya
Malatya (; ; Syriac language, Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) 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 y ...
to
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
Anatolian Tigers
In the context of the Turkish economy, Anatolian Tigers () are a number of cities in Turkey which have displayed impressive growth records since the 1980s, as well as a defined breed of entrepreneurs rising in prominence and who can often be trac ...