MALATYA PROVINCE

'Malatya Province' is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya (in Hittite: ''Milid'' or ''Maldi'', meaning "city of honey"), which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 923,248 inhabitants. The population was 853,658 in 2000. The city of Malatya has a population of 381,081 (2000).

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Districts

Local sites

Districts

Malatya province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in 'bold'):

★ Akçadağ

★ Arapgir

★ Arguvan

★ Battalgazi

★ Darende

★ Doğanşehir

★ Doğanyol

★ Hekimhan

★ Kale

★ Kuluncak

★ 'Malatya'

★ Pötürge

★ Yazıhan

★ Yeşilyurt

Local sites

★ Inönü University (since 1975)

★ Turgut Ōzal Medical Center (in Inonu University)

★ Malatya Airport (serving both private and commercial planes)

★ Eskimalatya (old city centre, very historical place)