Akçadağ
Akçadağ | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
Map showing Akçadağ District in Malatya Province | |
Akçadağ Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′42″N 37°58′07″E / 38.34500°N 37.96861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Ulutaş [1] (AKP) |
Area | 1,118 km2 (432 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 27,872 |
| • Density | 24.93/km2 (64.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 44600 |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | www |
Akçadağ is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,118 km2,[4] and its population is 27,872 (2022).[2] the kaymakam (district governor) is Adem Topaca.[5]
Geography
Akçadağ is at an altitude of 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level and the district is considered mountainous.
History
In Roman times, Akçadağ was known as Arca (lat) and became in the times of emperor Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius a colonia. The town became later a bishopric (suffragan of the diocese of Melitene), whose bishops participated in the councils of 431, 451, 553 and 680-81. In the Byzantine Empire, the town was known as Arka.[6]
Akçadağ and its surroundings, particularly during the Dulkadir Beylik period, witnessed significant settlement by various Turkmen communities. Alongside the Harbendelu and Mihmadlu Yörüks, who formed the core of the Dulkadir population, Oghuz tribes such as Avşar, Kınık, Karkın, Döğer, and Bayındır settled in the region at different times, leading to its complete Turkification. Today, village names and surnames bearing these tribal names are still commonly encountered. Ottoman chronicles record that Yıldırım Bayezid seized Malatya from the Turkmens.[7]
On 24 Jan 2020, the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.[8][9]
Composition
There are 77 neighbourhoods in Akçadağ District:[10]
- Aksaray
- Aksüt
- Aktepe
- Aliçeri
- Altınlı
- Ancar
- Aşağıörükçü
- Aydınlar
- Bağköy
- Bahri
- Başpınar
- Bayramuşağı
- Bekiruşağı
- Bölüklü
- Büyükçimiş
- Büyükköy
- Çakılpınarı
- Çatalbahçe
- Çevirme
- Çobanuşağı
- Darıca
- Dedeköy
- Demirciler
- Develi
- Doğanlar
- Doğantepe
- Doğu
- Dümüklü
- Durulova
- Dutlu
- Eğin
- Esenbey
- Esenli
- Fatih
- Gölpınar
- Güneşli
- Gürkaynak
- Hançerli
- Hartut
- Harunuşağı
- İkinciler
- Ilıcak
- Kadıibrahim
- Kahyalı
- Karamağara
- Karapınar
- Kasımuşağı
- Kayadibi
- Keklikpınar
- Keller
- Kepez
- Kolköy
- Kömekavak
- Kotangölü
- Kozluca
- Küçükkürne
- Kültür
- Kurtuşağı
- Levent
- Mezra
- Mihmanlı
- Muratlı
- Ören
- Ortaköy
- Resuluşağı
- Sahilköy
- Sakalıuzun
- Sarıhacı
- Şeyhler
- Taşevler
- Taşolar
- Tataruşağı
- Yağmurlu
- Yalınbudak
- Yalınkaya
- Yaylımlı
- Yukarıörükçü
See also
- Kürecik Radar Station, a NATO early-warning missile defense radar situated at Çat Tepe in Kürecik.[11]
References
- ^ Başkanın Özgeçmişi, Akçadağ Belediyesi
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Kaymakam Adem Topaca, Akçadağ Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Vest, Bernd Andreas (2007). Geschichte der Stadt Melitene und der umliegenden Gebiete: vom Vorabend der arabischen bis zum Abschluss der türkischen Eroberung (um 600-1124). Dr. Kovač. p. 866. ISBN 978-3-8300-2575-7.
- ^ Aşıkpaşazade, Tevârih-i Âl-i Osman, İstanbul 1332, s.74; Oruç Bey, Oruç Bey Tarihi, neşr. Nihal Atsız, İstanbul 1972, s.57
- ^ 6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.
- ^ Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey .
- ^ Mahalle Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Kürecik'te 40 yıl önce ne oldu?". Vatan (in Turkish). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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