Elazığ

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Elazığ

Total population

578,789

Coordinates38.67°, 39.22°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Elazığ is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft). Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.