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Elazığ
Location of Elazığ within Turkey.
Location of Elazığ within Turkey.
Coordinates: 38°41′N 39°13′E / 38.683, 39.217
Country Flag of Turkey Turkey
Region Eastern Anatolia
Province Elazığ
Government
 - Mayor Süleyman Selmanoğlu (True Path Party)
Elevation 1,067 m (3,501 ft)
Population []
 - Total 266,495
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 23000
Area code(s) 0424
Licence plate 23
Website: http://www.elazig.bel.tr/

Elazığ (Armenian: Խարբերդ, WA:Kharpert, also Kharput or Harput, Kurdish: Elezîz or Xarpêt) is a city in the Elazığ Province of eastern Turkey and the seat of the province. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Western Armenian (արեւմտահայերէն is one of the two modern Dialects of Armenian, an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian diaspora The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Elazığ Province is a Province of Turkey with its seat in the City of Elazığ. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It has a population of 266,495 (2000 census). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The city is 1067 meters above sea level. It occupies the location of what the Turkish, Zaza and Kurdish-speaking inhabitants of the region called Mezre or Mezra, meaning simply "a hamlet" in both Turkish and Kurdish. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. [1]

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Name

Contemporary Elazığ was initially an extension to the historic city of Harput, anciently known as Arsamosata, which was situated on a hill and difficult to access in winter. Elazığ (formerly named "Mamuret ül-Aziz" or in strict Arabic transliteration as "Ma'mûrat al-'Aziz" officially in honor Arsamosata (Արշամշատ Arshamshat was a city in Armenian Sophene near the Euphrates Under the reign of Mahmud II, the governor Reşid Mehmed Pasha started the expansion of Mezre, which lay on the plains a short distance from Harput. Mahmud II ( Ottoman Turkish: محمود ثاني Mahmud-ı sānī) ( July 20, 1785 July 1, 1839 Reşid Mehmed Pasha also known as Kütahı (Μεχμέτ Ρεσίτ πασάς Κιουταχής 1780 - 1839 was a prominent Ottoman general and Grand Vizier Elazığ (formerly named "Mamuret ül-Aziz" or in strict Arabic transliteration as "Ma'mûrat al-'Aziz" officially in honor During the reign of Sultan Abdülazîz, military barracks, a hospital and a governor's mansion were built to accommodate the seat of a new vilâyet (province). Abdülaziz ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد العزيز ( February 9, 1830 June 4 1876) was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually

The city was named "Mamûret'ül-Azîz" (معمورة العزيز, made prosperous by Aziz in Ottoman Turkish) in 1866 on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of enthronement of the Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz although he was not the initial founder. Ottoman Turkish (Osmanlıca or tr ''Osmanlı Türkçesi'' Ottoman Turkish ota-Latn ''lisân-ı Osmânî'' is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Abdülaziz ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد العزيز ( February 9, 1830 June 4 1876) was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman The city was known many years as "Elâzîz" due to its ease of pronunciation until November 17, 1937, when President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk changed the name of the city to "Elazık" (the city of food). Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman However, since it was hard to pronounce this word in Turkish, on December 10, 1937 the government changed the city's name to its final form, "Elazığ". Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

History

The area near Elazığ has been settled for centuries. An ancient town and citadel called Kharput (Kharpert) which means "rocky fortress," was built by the first Armenian kings about three miles from modern Elazığ. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani However, there is very little written about this city. While Harput is still settled today, due to its high elevation and lack of water, it is slowly abandoned, with most residents moving to Elazığ. The two cities are in constant communication and Harput still has about 30,000 inhabitants.

Harput probably stands on or near the site of Carcathio-certa in Sophene, reached by Corbulo in A. D. 65. The early Muslim geographers knew it as Hisn Ziyad, but the Armenian name was Khartabirt or Kharbirt, whence Kharput and Harput.

William of Tyre wrote that Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (Jocelyn) of Courtenay, and King Baldwin II of Jerusalem were prisoners of the Amir Balak in Kharput's castle and that they were rescued by their Armenian allies. This article is about the Archbishop/historian from the 1100s Joscelin of Courtenay or Joscelin I (died 1131 Prince of Galilee and Lord of Turbessel (1115-1131 and Count of Edessa (1119-1131 ruled over Baldwin II of Jerusalem, formerly Baldwin II of Edessa, also called Baldwin of Bourcq, born Baldwin of Rethel (died August 21, 1131 William of Tyre calls the place Quart Piert or Pierre.

Contemporary Elazığ was founded and became the provincial seat in 1834. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Mart Maryam Church (Syriac Orthodox) in Harput, Turkey --the first church in Harput-- was built in 179 A. The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world D, and was attended by Christians who considered themselves Syriacs, distinct from the Armenians of Harput. The Aramean-Syriac people ( Syriac: arc [[arcܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ]]) are an Ethnic group who are widely

An Armenian Catholic diocese of Kharput was created in 1850. (Refer to List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia) The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic church Sui juris within The Diocese of Kharput was a diocese of he Armenian Catholic Church created in 1850.

The vilâyet of Mamûret'ül-Azîz was founded in 1878 comprising three districts of Diyarbakır province. A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Diyarbakır (دیاربکر Diyâr-i Bekr 'land of the Bekr ' (from Persian) Kurdish Amed Zazaki language Dêrbekir Syriac It has much mineral wealth, a healthy climate and a fertile soil.

Harput was an important station of the American missionaries for many years. The missionaries built the Euphrates College, a theological seminary, and boys' and girls' schools. Euphrates College ( Turkish: Fırat Koleji, Armenian: Եփրատ Քոլեջ) was a Coeducational high school in Harput (today In November 1895, Kurds massacred, looted and burned the Armenian villages on the plain; and in the same month Kharput was attacked and the American schools were burned down. [2][3] A large number of the Gregorian and Protestant Armenian clergy and people were massacred, and churches, monasteries and houses were looted. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. During the Armenian Genocide, the pupils at the Euphrates College were wiped out with most of them being taken to "death, exile or Muslim homes. "[4] In the pre-1970s Armenian-American community, more people were born in or traced their ancestry to Elazığ than any other area of Turkey. An Armenian-American is an American whose ancestors hail either wholly or partly from Armenia. This Elazığ-America connection was possibly helped by the presence of the many American missionaries.

Elazığ today

Elazığ today is the capital of the Elazığ province, a bustling city with a university and an industrial base, although historic monuments are understandably scarce. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i The exception is of course the ancient Harput citadel and town, a dependency of the greater municipality of Elazığ today situated three miles to the north of the city center. The population of Elazığ is a mixture of Turks, Kurds and Azeris. The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language The Azerbaijanis are an Ethnic group mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. [5]

Geography and climate

Elazığ is situated on the northwest corner of a 30-mile-long valley, known locally as Uluova (literally the Great Valley). The Armenians called this valley "Vosgetashd" which means "Golden Plain. " Its altitude is 3,300 feet: latitude and longitude are respectively: 38 degrees and 41 minutes North, and 39 degrees and 14 minutes East. Elazığ Province is surrounded by the Euphrates in the north, and since the completion of Keban Dam the rivers came to cover almost ten percent of the surface area (826 km²) of the province (8,455 km²). The Euphrates ( ( Arabic: ar نهر الفرات; Turkish: tr Fırat Syriac: syr ܦܪܬ; Hebrew: he פרת The Keban Dam, located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey, was the first of the large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates River Elazığ's adjacent province borders are with: Tunceli (North), Erzincan (North-West), Bingöl (East), Diyarbakır (South), and Malatya (West).

Economy

The main product of the area is wine and other agricultural products, and Elazığ serves as a market center. The state run vineyards of Elazığ is notable for its production of Buzbağ, a full flavor red wine. Buzbağ is a full flavored red Wine made from Bogazkere grapes grown in the Anatolia region of Turkey.

Notable natives

Attractions

Footnotes

  1. ^ For the naming history, see http://www.elazig.bel.tr
  2. ^ History of Elazig
  3. ^ Dadrian, Vahakn N. (2003). The History of the Armenian Genocide. Berghahn Books, p. 160. ISBN 1571816666.  
  4. ^ New York Times, October 7, 1915
  5. ^ Encyclopaedia of the Orient - Elazig

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