Battalgazi
Battalgazi, (Kurdish: Melediya kevn), is a town and district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Selahattin Gürkan (AKP).
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| Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 38°21′56″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Malatya | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Osman Güder (AKP) | 
| • Kaymakam | Abdulmuttalip Aksoy | 
| Area | |
| • District | 234.58 km2 (90.57 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2012)[2]  | |
| • Urban | 17,224 | 
| • District | 29,891 | 
| • District density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | 
| Post code | 443xx  | 
| Website | www.battalgazi.bel.tr | 
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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References
    
| Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Battalgazi. | 
- "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
 - "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
 
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