Hekimhan

Hekimhan (Kurdish: Patrîkxan/Hekimxan)[2] is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,514 km2,[4] and its population is 15,706 (2022).[1] It is located in the upper Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia. Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point in Hekimhan is Zurbahan mountain (2,091 m). The mayor is Turan Karadağ (CHP).

Hekimhan
District and municipality
Map showing Hekimhan District in Malatya Province
Map showing Hekimhan District in Malatya Province
Hekimhan is located in Turkey
Hekimhan
Hekimhan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°48′59″N 37°55′58″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorTuran Karadağ (CHP)
Area
1,514 km2 (585 sq mi)
Elevation
1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,705
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
44400
Area code0422
Websitewww.hekimhan.bel.tr

Historical sites

Taşhan caravanserai (constructed by the Seljuk Turks),[5] a Turkish bath and a mosque built by the Ottomans are some notable historical structures in the town.

Composition

There are 65 neighbourhoods in Hekimhan District:[6]

  • Akmağara
  • Aksütlü
  • Aşağısazlıca
  • Bağyolu
  • Bahçedamı
  • Bahçelievler
  • Ballıkaya
  • Basak
  • Başkavak
  • Başkınık
  • Beykent
  • Boğazgören
  • Budaklı
  • Çanakpınar
  • Çimenlik
  • Çulhalı
  • Davulgu
  • Delihasanyurdu
  • Dereköy
  • Deveci
  • Dikenli
  • Dikili
  • Dumlu
  • Dursunlu
  • Fatih
  • Girmana
  • Güçlü
  • Güvenç
  • Güzelyayla
  • Güzelyurt
  • Hacılar
  • Hasançelebi
  • Haydaroğlu
  • İğdir
  • Işıklı
  • Karadere
  • Karaköçek
  • Karapınar
  • Karşıyaka
  • Karslılar
  • Kavacık
  • Kocaözü
  • Köprülü Mehmet Paşa
  • Köylüköyü
  • Kozdere
  • Kurşunlu
  • Mimarsinan
  • Mollaibrahim
  • Ş. Fethi Akyüz
  • Salıcık
  • Saraylı
  • Sarıkız
  • Söğüt
  • Taşbaşı
  • Taşoluk
  • Turgut Özal
  • Uğurlu
  • Yağca
  • Yayladamı
  • Yeni
  • Yeşilkale
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yeşilpınar
  • Yukarı Sazlıca
  • Yukarıselimli

Demographics

Ethnic composition of the villages in Hekimhan District:

  • Kurdish (Alevi): Aşağısazlıca, Saraylı, Sazlıca[7][8]
  • Kurdish (Sunni): Aksütlü, Çimenlik, Delihasanyurdu, Dikenli, Dikili, Güçlü, Güzelyayla, Haydaroğlu, Karapınar, Karslılar, Kavacık, Kurşunlu, Söğüt, Taşoluk (Dereyurt), Yağca, Yeşilköy[9][10][11][12][13]
  • Turkish (Alevi): Akmağara, Bahçedamı, Ballıkaya, Basak, Başkavak, Başkınık, Beykent, Boğazören, Budaklı, Çanakpınar, Çulhalı, Davulgu, Dereköy, Güvenç, Hacılar, Hasançelebi, İğdir, Karadere, Karaköçek, Kozdere, Salıcık, Uğurlu, Yeşilkale[14][15][16][17][9]
  • Turkish (Sunni): Devecı, Dumlu, Dursunlu, Güzelyurt, Işıklı, Kocaözü, Mollaibrahim, Sarıkız, Yayladam, Yeşilpınar[9][18]
  • Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi): Köylüköyü[14]
  • Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Sunni): Girmana (Yukarıkırmanlı)[19]

Notable people

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. "Hekim Han". www.turkishhan.org. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. Çıplak, Süleyman Cabir (2011). "Music and Identity in Atma tribe". Istanbul Technical University Institute of Social Studies (in Turkish): 48.
  8. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 344.
  9. Ertürk, Kenan (2000). "Malatya'nın etnik yapısının siyasi hayata etkileri" (in Turkish): 139–141. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. "Dirijanlilar Yama senligiyle costu!". Sonsöz (in Turkish). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. "Bahçeli'ye şok! MHP İstanbul İl Başkanı da Kürt çıktı!" (in Turkish). 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. "DİREJAN AŞİRETİ TARİHİ". Dersim Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 338.
  14. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. pp. 256–257.
  15. Aksüt, Hamza (2012), Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme (in Turkish) (5 ed.), Ankara, p. 178, ISBN 978-975-9025-61-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  16. "Hekimhan". Nisanyan Yeradları (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  17. Aksüt, Hamza (2012), Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme (in Turkish) (5 ed.), Ankara, p. 150, ISBN 978-975-9025-61-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. Aksüt, Hamza (2012), Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme (in Turkish) (5 ed.), Ankara, p. 104, ISBN 978-975-9025-61-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. p. 122. ISBN 9783895002298.


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