Malatya
Area: 12.313 km²
Population: 702.055 (1990)
Traffic Code: 44
Districts: Malatya (center), Akcadag, Arapkir, Arguvan, Battalgazi, Darende, Dogansehir, Doganyol, Hekimhan, Kale, Kuluncak, Poturge, Yazihan, Yesilyurt.
Sites of Interest
- Pinarbasi forest recreation area
- Takaz Spring
- Old Malatya (Battalgazi) Castle
- Malatya, Arapkir and Darende Grand Mosques
- Sahabiye-i Kubra old theological school (medrese)
- Sadrazam mosque complex
- Melik Sunullah, Akminare, Abdulselam, Karahan, Cafer Pasha, Mirliva Ahmed Pasha, Gumrukcu Osman Pasha, Cobanli and Koprulu Mehmed Pasha mosques
- Ispanakci Mustafa Pasha Library (later Molla Eyub Mosque)
- Kanli (bloody) Vault
- Twin Mausoleums
- Seyh Hamid-i Veli (Somuncu Baba) Dervish Lodge
- Silahtar Mustafa Pasha Inn
- Tashan, Kirkgoz Bridge
- Bazaar (Arasta of Hac Huseyin Pasha)
- Hasan Pasha and Koprulu Mehmed Pasha baths
Cultural Resources and Organizations
- Provincial Cultural Directorate, Telephone: (422) 323 29 42, Fax: (422) 323 29 12
- State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate, Kultur Merkezi SSK Yani, Malatya, Telephone: (0 422) 323 91 73, Fax: 323 49 28
- Malatya Cultural Center, Sabanci Kultur Merkezi Mud. Inonu Mahalle Istasyon Viraji No: 35 Malatya; Telephone: (422) 324 76 12
- Malatya Museum, Dernek Mahalle Kanal Boyu, Malatya; Telephone: (422) 321 30 06
Historical Sites and Ruins
- Arslantepe-Center-Bahcebasi
Local Days of Celebration
- 13 February: Arrival of Ataturk at Malatya Center
Festivals
- 22-24 July: Apricot Festival, Center
Festivities
- First week of September: Arapkir Grape Harvest Festivities, Arapkir
- 30 August: Darende Zengibahar Traditional Wrestling Matches, Darende