Английская Википедия:Doğanşehir
Шаблон:Infobox Turkey place Doğanşehir (Шаблон:Lang-ku,[1] formerly known as Muhacir and Viranşehir[2]) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,364 km2,[4] and its population is 37,697 (2022).[5] The mayor is Durali Zelyurt (AKP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (Greek: Σωζόπετρα).
Geography
The altitude of the town is 1,290 meters above mean sea level. Both plains and mountains are part of the landscape. It borders Çelikhan District to the east, Adıyaman District to the southeast, Tut District to the south, Gölbaşı District to the southwest, Nurhak and Elbistan to the west, Akçadağ to the north and Yeşilyurt to the northeast. The reservoirs at Polat Dam and Sürgü Dam are situated in the district.
Climate
Doğanşehir has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsa)[6] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.[7]
Composition
There are 39 neighbourhoods in Doğanşehir District:[8] Шаблон:Div col
- Altıntop
- Beğre
- Bıçakcı
- Çavuşlu
- Çığlık
- Çömlekoba
- Dedeyazı
- Doğu
- Elmalı
- Erkenek
- Esentepe
- Eskiköy
- Fındıkköy
- Gövdeli
- Günedoğru
- Gürobası
- Güzelköy
- Hudut
- Kadılı
- Kapıdere
- Karanlıkdere
- Karaterzi
- Karşıyaka
- Kelhalil
- Küçüklü
- Kurucaova
- Örencik
- Polat
- Polatderesi
- Reşadiye
- Şatırobası
- Savaklı
- Söğüt
- Suçatı
- Sürgü
- Topraktepe
- Yeni
- Yolkoru
- Yuvalı
History
The 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy records the city as Zizoatra (Шаблон:Lang-el),[9] part of the province (Шаблон:Transl) of Lauiansene in Cappadocia.[10] In Byzantine times, it was known as Sozopetra (Шаблон:Lang) and Zapetra (Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Transl in Arabic).[10]
Economy
Significant improvements in the fruit industry has made agriculture the District's most important source of income. It includes apricots and an increase in the production of apples. Livestock is usually farmed in the village. Both the district and the villages of central and traditional values, importance is given to local custom. Tourism, mountaineering and monitoring local wildlife are also new attractions.
Transport
Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line from Malatya to Adana. State road D.850 passes through the district.
See also
References
External sources
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite DARE
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 Шаблон:Cite Pauly
