Arguvan ( ku, Erxewan/Arxewan)
is a district of
Malatya Province
Malatya Province ( tr, ; ku, Parezgêha Meletîyê) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province had a population of ...
of
Turkey
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. The mayor is Mehmet Kızıldaş (
CHP).
Demographics
The majority of the district is
Alevi
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from both
Kurdish and
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
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ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,
and the
Parçikan.
Settlements
Notable people
*
İlyas Salman
*
Kemal Bülbül
References
Populated places in Malatya Province
Districts of Malatya Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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