Arapgir | |
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District and municipality | |
![]() Map showing Arapgir District in Malatya Province | |
Coordinates: 39°02′N 38°29′E / 39.033°N 38.483°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Malatya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Haluk Cömertoğlu (CHP) |
Area | 987 km2 (381 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 9,964 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 44800 |
Area code | 0422 |
Website | www |
Arapgir (Armenian: Արաբկիր; Kurdish: Erebgir[2]) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 987 km2,[4] and its population is 9,964 (2022).[1]
It is situated at the confluence of the eastern and western Euphrates, but some miles from the right bank of the combined streams. Arapgir is connected with Sivas by a chaussée, prolonged to the Euphrates river. The present town was built in the mid-19th century, but about 2 miles north-east is the old town, now called Eskişehir ("old city" in Turkish).[5]