Geography of Malatya
 Malaya takes place on the upper Euphrates basin of the Eastern Anatolia Region and on the end of ruined area of Adiyaman, Moush, Van and Malatya. Its environment is surrounded by Elazigh and Diyarbakir in the East, Adiyaman in the South, Kahraman Marash in the West and Sivas and Erzincan in the North. Area of the Town territory is 12.313 km2. and situated between the Northern altitudes of 35 54’ and 39 03’, the Eastren longitudes of 38 45' and 39 08'. Malatya opens to Mediterranean by Soltanwater (Sultansuyu) and Surgu creek and Middle Anatolia by Tohma valley and to Eastren Anatolia by Euphrates Valley and also forms a transitional area between regions. ... |
History of Malatya
In consideration of geographical position, Malatya located on the natural road whose pre-history getting bottom of Palaeolithic age is understood of caves in Inderesi Quarter of Ansır. It has been understood that local people has first time gotten out from the caves and gotten up to agriculture and livestock in the grassy plain in excavations were carried out in Jaafarhoyuk in Izollu Quarter within the context of excavations for protection of Karakaya Dam-lake have started in 1979 and gotten up to settled peasantry life. ... |
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