Malatya

Malatya is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of years.

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Malatya is a city located in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, where it serves as the capital of Malatya Province. The city has significant historical importance, as it has been continuously inhabited by humans for thousands of years.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name: Turkey
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: TRT
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +3
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Malatya
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Malatya Aerial view, Kernek Square, Turgut Özal Nature Park, Malatya Governorship, New Malatya Mosque
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.blank_emblem_type: Emblem of Malatya Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Eastern Anatolia
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name2: Malatya
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 750 491 (province)
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_urban: 575 158
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Turkey
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.elevation_m: 954

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Мalatya
Country: Turkey
Located in: Malatya Province
Official language: Turkish
Population: 750
Area: 922.16
Elevation: 954
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Malatya Province
Official website: www.malatya.bel.tr
Image: 44 malatya panorama.JPG
Licence plate code: 44

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Commons gallery: Malatya
category of associated people: Category:People from Malatya
category for people born here: Category:Births in Malatya
Commons category: Malatya
topic's main category: Category:Malatya
twinned administrative body: Saarbrücken
postal code: 44000
described by source: Oxford Classical Dictionary
social media followers: 39761
P8168: Johann Friedrich Ludwig Goeschen
urban population: 243138
rural population: 91169
replaces: Melitene
native label: Malatya
P12749: Wilhelm II

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History
Arslantepe
Melitene during the Roman Empire
Melitene during the Middle Ages
Modern period
Demographics
Climate
Economy
Culture
Cuisine
Festivals
Sports
Administration and politics
Mayors
Education
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Notable people
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Malatya is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of years.

In Hittite, melid or milit means 'honey', offering a possible etymology for the name, which was mentioned in the contemporary sources of the time under several variations (e.g., Hittite: Malidiya and possibly also Midduwa; Akkadian: Meliddu; Urar̩tian: Meliṭeia). Strabo says that the city was known "to the ancients" as Melitene (Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή), a name adopted by the Romans following Roman expansion into the east. According to Strabo, the inhabitants of Melitene shared the language and culture of the nearby Cappadocians and Cataonians.

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