Hekimhan

Hekimhan
District and municipality
Map showing Hekimhan District in Malatya Province
Map showing Hekimhan District in Malatya Province
Hekimhan is located in Turkey
Hekimhan
Hekimhan
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°48′59″N 37°55′58″E / 38.81639°N 37.93278°E / 38.81639; 37.93278
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorMehmet Şerif Yıldırım (New Party)
Area
1,514 km2 (585 sq mi)
Elevation
1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,705
 • Density2.447/km2 (6.338/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
44400
Area code0422
Websitewww.hekimhan.bel.tr

Hekimhan is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,514 km2,[3] and its population is 15,706 (2022).[1] It is located in the upper Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia. Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point in Hekimhan is Zurbahan mountain (2,091 m). The mayor is Mehmet Şerif Yıldırım (New Party).

Historical sites

Taşhan caravanserai (constructed by the Seljuk Turks),[4] a hamam (Turkish bathhouse) and a mosque built by the Ottomans are some notable historical structures in the town.

Composition

There are 65 neighbourhoods in Hekimhan District:[5]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hekim Han". www.turkishhan.org. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  5. ↑ Mahalle Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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