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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = metro district
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| name = Doğanşehir
| name = Doğanşehir
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| map_caption = Map showing Doğanşehir District in Malatya Province
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|05|45|N|37|52|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| province = Malatya
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Turkey}}
| leader_party = CHP
| leader_name = Memet Bayram
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Turkey|Province]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Malatya Province|Malatya]]
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| area_total_km2 = 1364
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| leader_party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| population_total = 37697
| leader_name = Durali Zelyurt
| population_as_of = 2022
| leader_title1 = [[Kaymakam]]
| postal_code = 44500
| leader_name1 = Mehmet Kılıç
| area_code = 0422
| elevation_m =
| website = {{url|http://www.dogansehir.bel.tr/}}
| area_footnotes = {{Turkey district areas|SOURCE}}
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| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto
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| postal_code = 445xx
| website = {{URL| www.dogansehir.bel.tr | www.dogansehir.bel.tr }}
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'''Doğanşehir''', ({{lang-ku|Wêranşar/Mûhacîr}}),<ref>{{cite book |author1=adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=55 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}}</ref> also known as Muhacir, Viransehir, Viranşehir,<ref name="travelingluck2">{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Turkey/Malatya/_316440_Do%C4%9Fan%C5%9Fehir.html#geography |title=Doğanşehir / Dogansehir, Malatya, Turkey, Asia |location=TR |publisher=Travelingluck.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref> is a district of [[Malatya Province]] of [[Turkey]]. The mayor is Durali Zelyurt ([[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Σωζόπετρα).
'''Doğanşehir''' ({{lang-ku|Wêranşar/Mûhacîr}},<ref>{{cite book |author1=adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=55 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}}</ref> formerly known as ''Muhacir'' and ''Viranşehir''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nisanyanyeradlari.com/?yer=36159&haritasi=do%C4%9Fan%C5%9Fehir |title=Doğanşehir|publisher=Nisanyan Yeradları |accessdate=25 September 2023}}</ref>) is a municipality and [[Districts of Turkey|district]] of [[Malatya Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.</ref> Its area is 1,364&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> and its population is 37,697 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> The mayor is Memet Bayram ([[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|CHP]]). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Σωζόπετρα).


==Geography==
==Geography==
The altitude of the town in [[Malatya Province]], 58&nbsp;km away to the sea level elevation is 1,290 meters. Both Plains and mountains are part of the landscape to the east of the town of [[Adiyaman]] province, [[Çelikhan]] District, in southern province of Adiyaman and [[Gölbaşı Besni]] districts, west of [[Kahramanmaras Elbistan]] District, north east and [[Yeşilyurt Akçadağ]] districts are located.
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, Adıyaman|Gölbaşı District]] to the southwest, [[Nurhak]] and [[Elbistan]] to the west, [[Akçadağ]] to the north and [[Yeşilyurt, Malatya|Yeşilyurt]] to the northeast. The reservoirs at [[Polat Dam]] and [[Sürgü Dam]] are situated in the district.


===Climate===
# Latitude. 38.0919444°, Longitude. 37.8788889° <ref name="travelingluck2"/>
Doğanşehir has a dry-summer [[continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dsa'')<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref> with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı |url=https://www.mgm.gov.tr/FILES/resmi-istatistikler/parametreAnalizi/2022-ortalama-kar-ortulu.pdf |website=MGM}}</ref>
# An artificial pond or lake at [[Polat Barajı]], 12.2&nbsp;km away, acts as the local resivior <ref name="travelingluck2"/>
# A major stream 19.7&nbsp;km away is an irrigation water channel cut in the land at [[Melet Deresi]]<ref name="travelingluck2"/>
# A local dam, which is a barrier constructed across one of the nearby streams to impound water is 19.6&nbsp;km away at [[Sürgü Barajı]] <ref name="travelingluck2"/>


{{Weather box
The nearest towns are [[Altıntop]] (3.5&nbsp;km away),<ref name="travelingluck2"/> [[Günedoğru]] (6&nbsp;km away) <ref name="travelingluck2"/> [[Çığlık]] (6.8&nbsp;km away) <ref name="travelingluck2"/>
| width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Doğanşehir (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 2.6
| Feb high C = 5.0
| Mar high C = 10.8
| Apr high C = 16.7
| May high C = 21.9
| Jun high C = 28.4
| Jul high C = 32.5
| Aug high C = 32.8
| Sep high C = 27.8
| Oct high C = 20.0
| Nov high C = 11.4
| Dec high C = 4.6
| year high C = 17.9
| Jan mean C = -1.6
| Feb mean C = 0.0
| Mar mean C = 5.3
| Apr mean C = 10.5
| May mean C = 14.8
| Jun mean C = 20.3
| Jul mean C = 23.7
| Aug mean C = 23.3
| Sep mean C = 18.3
| Oct mean C = 12.1
| Nov mean C = 5.2
| Dec mean C = 0.2
| year mean C = 11.1
| Jan low C = -5.7
| Feb low C = -4.7
| Mar low C = -0.1
| Apr low C = 4.0
| May low C = 7.2
| Jun low C = 10.9
| Jul low C = 13.6
| Aug low C = 13.3
| Sep low C = 9.0
| Oct low C = 5.0
| Nov low C = -0.3
| Dec low C = -3.7
| year low C = 4.1
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 73.21
| Feb precipitation mm = 64.63
| Mar precipitation mm = 67.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 55.82
| May precipitation mm = 46.58
| Jun precipitation mm = 13.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 2.46
| Aug precipitation mm = 3.14
| Sep precipitation mm = 10.85
| Oct precipitation mm = 39.09
| Nov precipitation mm = 57.53
| Dec precipitation mm = 69.39
| year precipitation mm = 503.3


| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
==History==
| Jan precipitation days = 8.7
The 2nd-century geographer [[Claudius Ptolemy]] records the city as Zizoatra ({{lang-el|Ζιζόατρα}}), part of the province ({{transl|el|strategia}}) of Lauiansene in [[Cappadocia]].<ref name="Pauly">{{Cite Pauly|III A,1|1256||Σωζόπετρα|E. Honigmann||}}</ref> In [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times, it was known as Sozopetra ({{lang|el|Σωζόπετρα}}) and Zapetra ({{lang|el|Ζάπετρα}}, {{transl|ar|Zibatra}} in [[Arabic]]).<ref name="Pauly"/>
| Feb precipitation days = 8.3
| Mar precipitation days = 8.0
| Apr precipitation days = 8.3
| May precipitation days = 6.5
| Jun precipitation days = 3.1
| Jul precipitation days = 1.4
| Aug precipitation days = 1.5
| Sep precipitation days = 2.2
| Oct precipitation days = 5.5
| Nov precipitation days = 6.4
| Dec precipitation days = 8.1
| year precipitation days = 68.0


| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
==Demographics==
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Dogansehir_17872.csv
# Area: 1290&nbsp;km ²
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Doğanşehir
# Total municipal Population: 60,708 (According to the 2000 General Population Census)
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
# City Population: 13,517 (according to the 2000 General Population Census)
|access-date = January 14, 2024}}</ref>
# City Population: 14,794 (according to <ref name="travelingluck2"/> in 2011)
}}
# Population Density: 50 per km


==Composition==
The area of the town is 1,290&nbsp;km ². General population according to year 2000 census total population of 60,708 and 13,517 population centres, villages and township population of 47,191 'roll', 5 district of the town, 6 of the [[municipality]] has 31 villages.
There are 39 [[mahalle|neighbourhoods]] in Doğanşehir District:<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* 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
{{div col end}}


==History==
Dogansehir is in the same time zone as Istanbul.<ref name="travelingluck2"/>
The 2nd-century geographer [[Claudius Ptolemy]] records the city as Zizoatra ({{lang-el|Ζιζόατρα}}),<ref>{{Cite DARE|27695}}</ref> part of the province ({{transl|el|strategia}}) of Lauiansene in [[Cappadocia]].<ref name="Pauly">{{Cite Pauly|III A,1|1256||Σωζόπετρα|E. Honigmann||}}</ref> In [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times, it was known as Sozopetra ({{lang|el|Σωζόπετρα}}) and Zapetra ({{lang|el|Ζάπετρα}}, {{transl|ar|Zibatra}} in [[Arabic]]).<ref name="Pauly"/>


==Economy==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stay at the finest hotels with TravelingLuck Hotels|url=http://travelingluck.com/Hotel/search?lon=37.8788889&lat=38.0919444&limit=20&verbose=true|access-date=2020-12-02|website=travelingluck.com}}</ref>
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==
==Transport==
Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line from [[Malatya railway station|Malatya]] to [[Adana railway station|Adana]]. [[State road D.850 (Turkey)|State road D.850]] passes through the district.
The nearest railway/railroad station s located 13&nbsp;km away at Kadılı İstasyonu and 18. 5&nbsp;km away at Suçatı İstasyonu. It has facilities comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. and handled train passengers and rail-freight.<ref name="travelingluck2"/> The local mountain passes are used for transportation from one side to the other of the local mountain ranges at [[Kömürcü Gediği]] (18.7&nbsp;km away), [[Reşadiye Geçidi]] (23.2&nbsp;km away) and [[Bitme Geçidi]] (24.7&nbsp;km away).<ref name="travelingluck2"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Populated places in Malatya Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Malatya Province]]
[[Category:Districts of Malatya Province]]
[[Category:Districts of Malatya Province]]
[[Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey]]

Latest revision as of 19:32, 15 April 2024

Doğanşehir
District and municipality
Map showing Doğanşehir District in Malatya Province
Map showing Doğanşehir District in Malatya Province
Doğanşehir is located in Turkey
Doğanşehir
Doğanşehir
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°05′45″N 37°52′45″E / 38.09583°N 37.87917°E / 38.09583; 37.87917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMalatya
Government
 • MayorMemet Bayram (CHP)
Area
1,364 km2 (527 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
37,697
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
44500
Area code0422
Websitewww.dogansehir.bel.tr

Doğanşehir (Kurdish: Wêranşar/Mûhacîr,[2] formerly known as Muhacir and Viranşehir[3]) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 1,364 km2,[5] and its population is 37,697 (2022).[1] The mayor is Memet Bayram (CHP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (Greek: Σωζόπετρα).

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

Doğanşehir has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsa)[6] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.[7]

Climate data for Doğanşehir (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		4.6
(40.3) 		17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		10.5
(50.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.2
(32.4) 		11.1
(52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.1
(39.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.21
(2.88) 		64.63
(2.54) 		67.6
(2.66) 		55.82
(2.20) 		46.58
(1.83) 		13.0
(0.51) 		2.46
(0.10) 		3.14
(0.12) 		10.85
(0.43) 		39.09
(1.54) 		57.53
(2.26) 		69.39
(2.73) 		503.3
(19.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 6.5 3.1 1.4 1.5 2.2 5.5 6.4 8.1 68.0
Source: NOAA[8]

Composition[edit]

There are 39 neighbourhoods in Doğanşehir District:[9]

  • 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[edit]

The 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy records the city as Zizoatra (Greek: Ζιζόατρα),[10] part of the province (strategia) of Lauiansene in Cappadocia.[11] In Byzantine times, it was known as Sozopetra (Σωζόπετρα) and Zapetra (Ζάπετρα, Zibatra in Arabic).[11]

Economy[edit]

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[edit]

Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line from Malatya to Adana. State road D.850 passes through the district.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Doğanşehir". Nisanyan Yeradları. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  7. ^ "Kar Örtülü Gün Sayısı" (PDF). MGM.
  8. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Doğanşehir". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  11. ^ a b E. Honigmann: Σωζόπετρα.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. III A,1, Stuttgart 1927, col. 1256.

External sources[edit]

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