Battalgazi

Battalgazi
Battalgazi
Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 38°21′56″E / 38.42278°N 38.36556°E / 38.42278; 38.36556Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 38°21′56″E / 38.42278°N 38.36556°E / 38.42278; 38.36556
Country	Turkey
Province	Malatya
Government
• Mayor	Selahattin Gürkan (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Abdulmuttalip Aksoy
Area
• District	234.58 km2 (90.57 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Urban	17,224
• District	29,891
• District density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Post code	443xx
Website	www.battalgazi.bel.tr

Battalgazi, (Kurdish: Melediya kevn‎), is a town and district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Selahattin Gürkan (AKP).

Formerly named Eskimalatya (Old Malatya), the center town corresponds to the previous location of Malatya city, at a distance of 20 km from the modern day urban center and provincial seat of Malatya. The town was renamed in honor of Battal Gazi.

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