Kale, Malatya
Kale | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Kale District in Malatya Province | |
  Kale Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 38°46′00″E / 38.41611°N 38.76667°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murat Koca (AKP) |
Area | 237 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 5,571 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 44370 |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | malatyakale |
Kale (Kurdish: Îzolî/Qela)[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 237 km2,[4] and its population is 5,571 (2022).[1] The mayor is Murat Koca (AKP).
History
[edit]The town of Gubbōs (also Gūbōs), which flourished in the Middle Ages and was also the seat of a Syriac Orthodox diocese, is likely to have been located in the municipality.[5]
Composition
[edit]There are 28 neighbourhoods in Kale District:[6]
- Abuşoğlu
- Akça
- Akuşağı
- Bağlıca
- Bent
- Çanakçı
- Darıpınar
- Dedeköy
- Düztarla
- Erdemli
- Gülenköy
- Güneyce
- İkizpınar
- Kale
- Karaağaç
- Karahüseyin
- Kıyıcak
- Kozluk
- Kumluyazı
- Mahmutdursun
- Salkımlı
- Sarıot
- Soğukpınar
- Tepebaşı
- Üçdeğirmen
- Uyanık
- Uzunhüseyin
- Yenidamlar
Demographics
[edit]The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 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. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-3-8300-2575-7.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Ertürk, Kenan (2000). "Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri" (in Turkish). Istanbul: 138–139, 172.
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