Keban is a town of
Elazığ Province
Elazığ Province ( tr, ; Zazaki: Suke Xarpêt; ku, Parêzgeha Xarpêtê) is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazığ. The province had a population of 568,753 in 2014. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and 49 ...
of Turkey. It is the seat of
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[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Its population is 4,022 (2021).
In the
local elections 2019 the independent Fethiye Atlı was elected as Mayor.
Keban is at the west of Elazığ Province and 46 km. away from province center. At the east of Keban, there is Elazığ Province. At west, Arapgir District of Malatya Province, at north there is Çemişgezek District of Tunceli Province, at northwest, Ağın District, at south, Baskil province. There is the second biggest dam of Turkey,
Keban Dam
The Keban Dam ( tr, Keban Barajı) is a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates, located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. The dam is the first and uppermost of several large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates by Turkey. Although the Keban Dam w ...
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Notable people
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Cemîl Bayik
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Ulvi Güveneroğlu
Ulvi Güveneroğlu (born 26 July 1960) is a Turkish former footballer, columnist and manager. He currently works at Beşiktaş, his former club, as Chief Scout .
Career
Club
He started playing football in Elazığspor and joined Beşiktaş in ...
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Populated places in Elazığ Province
Populated places on the Euphrates River
Keban District
Towns in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Elazığ Province
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