Keban is a town of
Elazığ Province
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euph ...
of Turkey. It is the seat of
.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Its population is 5,906 (2022).
In the
local elections 2024 the
Nationalist Movement Party
The Nationalist Movement Party, or alternatively translated as Nationalist Action Party (, MHP), is a Turkish Far-right politics, far-right, ultranationalism, ultranationalist Political parties in Turkey, political party. The group is often de ...
candidate Yücel Doğan was elected as Mayor.
Keban is in the west of Elazığ Province and 46 km away from the province center. In the west of Keban, there is
Arapgir District 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 ...
, in the north there is
Çemişgezek District
Çemişgezek District is a district of Tunceli Province in Turkey. The town of Çemişgezek is its seat and the district had a population of 7,481 in 2021. Its area is 851 km2.
Composition
Beside the town of Çemişgezek, the district enc ...
of
Tunceli Province
Tunceli Province (), formerly Dersim Province (; ; ), is a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its central city is Tunceli. The province has a Kurdish majority. Moreover, it is the only province in Turkey with an Alevi majority. ...
, at northwest,
Ağın District
Ağın District is a Districts of Turkey, district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Ağın.[Baskil district
Baskil District is a Districts of Turkey, district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Baskil.][Keban Dam
The Keban Dam () 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 was not originally ...]
.
Notable people
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Cemîl Bayik
Cemîl Bayik (born 1951 in Keban, Elazığ) is one of the five founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and is among the organization's top leadership. He is a member of the 12-man leadership council of the Kurdistan Communities Union (Kom ...
References
Bibliography
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Populated places in Elazığ Province
Populated places on the Euphrates River
Keban District
District municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Elazığ Province
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