Hankendi, Elazığ

Hankendi
Hankendi
Town
Country	Turkey
Province	Elazığ Province
District	Elazığ
Elevation	1,140 m (3,260 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	1,148
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	23130
Area code(s)	0424
Licence plate	23
Climate	Csa

Hankendi is a belde (town) in the central district (Elazığ) of Elazığ Province, Turkey. It is situated on the Turkish state highway D.300 which connects Elazığ to Malatya at

38°14′N 39°04′E / 38.233°N 39.067°E. The distance to Elazığ is 18 kilometres (11 mi). The population of Hankendi was 1148 ^[1] as of 2013. During the Byzantine Empire, the town was a part of Anzitene region Later it became a part of Seljuks of Rum and Ottoman Empire. Ruins of the Bağdat street (Turkish: Bağdar caddesi) which was constructed during the campaign of Murat IV in 1638 is in the vicinity of the settlement. In 1971, it was declared a seat of township.^[2]

The village is populated by both Kurds and Turks.^[3]

References[]

^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ Mayor's page (in Turkish)
^ "Hankendi bld - Elazığ_m (Hankendi bucağı) - Elazığ". Nisanyan Map (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[2] Mayor's page (in Turkish)

[3] "Hankendi bld - Elazığ_m (Hankendi bucağı) - Elazığ". Nisanyan Map (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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