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Elazığ

Western Asia

Elazig is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the administrative center of both Elazig Province and Elazig District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it sits in the uppermost Euphrates valley on a plain at an altitude of 1,067 meters, appearing as an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and the reservoirs of the Keban, Karakaya, Kiralkizi and Ozluce dams. Its population was recorded at 387,072 in the 2022 census.

Facts
Population
387,072 1
Area (sq km)
2221 2
Elevation (m)
1067 2
Latitude
38.666667 degrees north 2
Longitude
39.216667 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Elazig (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
Quote, Infobox: population_total
387072
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2. Elazig (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 38.666667, longitude 39.216667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1067 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 2221.0 sq km
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2010 Elazığ earthquake (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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