Malatya
| Malatya Melitene | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country |  Turkey | |
| Mayor | Hseyin Cemal Akn, AKP ( 2004 ) | |
| District | Malatya | |
| Prefect (vali) | Osman Derya Kadioglu ( 2003 ) | |
| Province | Malatya (44) | |
| Region | Eastern Anatolia Region (Dogu Anadolu Blgesi) | |
| Geography | ||
| Contact | 38 04 '00 "North 38 01 '00 "East / 38.066667, 38.016667 | |
| Demography | ||
| Population | 381 081 inhab. (2000) | |
| Location | ||
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| Internet | ||
| City website | http://www.malatya.bel.tr | |
| Website of the Province | http://www.malatya.gov.tr | |
| Sources | ||
| World Gazetteer | ||
| Index Mundi / Turkey | ||
Malatya in Kurdish , in Armenian ) is a city in Turkey , Prefecture of the province of the same name. Malatya population is mainly Kurdish and Turkish , but the city also hosts a minority Armenian. It has 381,081 inhabitants (2000).
Summary |
History
Malatya is the former Melitene the time of the Crusades , and the birthplace of St. Euthyme ( 377 - 473 ) one of the founders of monasticism Byzantine in Palestine.
Melitene was a major center of Christianity Monophysite , columnist and philosopher Bar Hebraeus ( Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Ibri ) are held the position of maphrien.
Byzantine , the town fell to the Arabs in the seventh century. Basil I. isolates but failed to make , the city is then integrated with possessions Philaretos Brakhamios , servant Armenian of empire takes its autonomy after the death of Romanus IV Diogenes in 1071. After his fall in 1085 , Melitene is defended by his lieutenant Gabriel against the Seljuks , who besieged the city in 1097. The arrival of the Crusaders , however, require them to lift the siege and leave the area. Despite the alliance with Baldwin of Bourg , Count of Edessa , is taken into Melitene 1103 by Danichmendides .
During the Armenian genocide , the city received several waves of deportees from Sivas , Harput , Mus and other surrounding villages, to be directed to their final destination: the extermination camps or the deserts of Mesopotamia .
In April 2007 , three missionaries Protestants , two Turks and a German , have been tortured and murdered .
Culture of apricot
The city of Malatya is a major producer of apricots , sold worldwide, including in their dried form.
Sport
The club football in the city is Malatyaspor.
Twinning
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Mannheim ( Germany ) - Saarbrcken ( Germany )
References
- Dedeyan Gerard (ed.), History of the Armenian people, Privat, Toulouse, 2007 ( ISBN 978-2-7089-6874-5 ), p. 236.
- Dedeyan Gerard (ed.), op. cit., p. 309.
- Rene Grousset , L'Empire du Levant: History of the Eastern Question , Payot, coll. "Library History", Paris 1949 (reprint 1979), 648 p. ( ISBN 2-228-12530-X ) p. 184-5 .
- "Malatia 1915: Crossroads of the convoys of deportees from the Journal of the German missionary Hans Bauernfeind," published in the Journal of Contemporary Armenian history, Volume II , 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
- (en) 'Three Killed at Turkish publisher " on http://news.bbc.co.uk/ , April 18, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
See also
Related articles
Links and external documents
- (En) Malatya 1915
- (Tr) official website of the Municipality of Malatya
- (Tr) Official site of the prefecture of Malatya
| Districts of the province of Malatya ( 44 ) in the region of Eastern Anatolia | ||
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| Districts | Akada Arapgir Arguvan Battalgazi Darende Doanehir Doanyol Hekimhan Kale Kuluncak Malatya Ptrge Yazhan Yeilyurt | |
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