Hekimhan 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 1,514 km
2, and its population is 15,706 (2022).
It is located in the upper
Euphrates
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in Eastern
Anatolia
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. Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point in Hekimhan is
Zurbahan
Zurbahan is a mountain in the district of Hekimhan, Malatya Province, Turkey. It is located in Upper part of Euphrates
The Euphrates ( ; see #Etymology, below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Tigr ...
mountain (2,091 m). The mayor is Mehmet Şerif Yıldırım (
CHP).
Historical sites
Taşhan caravanserai (constructed by the
Seljuk Turks
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), a Turkish bath and a mosque built by the
Ottomans
Ottoman may refer to:
* Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire
* Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II"
* Ottoman Empire
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are some notable historical structures in the town.
Composition
There are 65
neighbourhoods
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in Hekimhan District:
* Akmağara
* Aksütlü
* Aşağısazlıca
* Bağyolu
* Bahçedamı
* Bahçelievler
* Ballıkaya
* Basak
* Başkavak
* Başkınık
* Beykent
* Boğazgören
* Budaklı
* Çanakpınar
* Çimenlik
* Çulhalı
* Davulgu
* Delihasanyurdu
* Dereköy
* Deveci
* Dikenli
* Dikili
* Dumlu
* Dursunlu
* Fatih
* Girmana
* Güçlü
* Güvenç
* Güzelyayla
* Güzelyurt
* Hacılar
* Hasançelebi
* Haydaroğlu
* İğdir
* Işıklı
* Karadere
* Karaköçek
* Karapınar
* Karşıyaka
* Karslılar
* Kavacık
* Kocaözü
* Köprülü Mehmet Paşa
* Köylüköyü
* Kozdere
* Kurşunlu
* Mimarsinan
* Mollaibrahim
* Ş. Fethi Akyüz
* Salıcık
* Saraylı
* Sarıkız
* Söğüt
* Taşbaşı
* Taşoluk
* Turgut Özal
* Uğurlu
* Yağca
* Yayladamı
* Yeni
* Yeşilkale
* Yeşilköy
* Yeşilpınar
* Yukarı Sazlıca
* Yukarıselimli
Demographics
Ethnic composition of the villages in Hekimhan District:
*Kurdish (Alevi): Aşağısazlıca, Saraylı, Sazlıca
*Kurdish (Sunni): Aksütlü, Çimenlik, Delihasanyurdu, Dikenli, Dikili, Güçlü, Güzelyayla, Haydaroğlu, Karapınar, Karslılar, Kavacık, Kurşunlu, Söğüt, Taşoluk (Dereyurt), Yağca, Yeşilköy
*Turkish (Alevi): Akmağara, Bahçedamı, Ballıkaya, Basak, Başkavak, Başkınık, Beykent, Boğazören, Budaklı, Çanakpınar, Çulhalı, Davulgu, Dereköy, Güvenç, Hacılar, Hasançelebi, İğdir, Karadere, Karaköçek, Kozdere, Salıcık, Uğurlu, Yeşilkale
*Turkish (Sunni): Devecı, Dumlu, Dursunlu, Güzelyurt, Işıklı, Kocaözü, Mollaibrahim, Sarıkız, Yayladam, Yeşilpınar
*Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi): Köylüköyü
*Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Sunni): Girmana (Yukarıkırmanlı)
Notable people
*
Mehmet Ali Ağca
Mehmet Ali Ağca (; born 9 January 1958) is a Turkish hitman and former member of the Grey Wolves. He murdered Abdi İpekçi, a journalist, on 1 February 1979 and was imprisoned. He escaped from prison and travelled illegally to Vatican City o ...
References
Populated places in Malatya Province
Districts of Malatya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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