Arguvan, (Kurdish: Erxewan/Arxewan),[3] is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Kızıldaş (CHP).
Arguvan | |
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![]() ![]() Arguvan | |
Coordinates: 38°46′31″N 38°16′16″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Malatya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet Kızıldaş (CHP) |
• Kaymakam | Cuma Emec |
Area | |
• District | 1,067.84 km2 (412.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 2,292 |
• District | 9,285 |
• District density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Post code | 44960 |
Website | www.arguvan-bld.gov.tr |
The majority of the district is Alevi from both Kurdish and Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,[4] and the Parçikan.[5]
Settlement | Composition |
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Arguvan town | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Akören | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Alhasuşağı | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Armutlu | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Asar | Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Asmaca | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Aşağısülmenli | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Bahçeli | Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe)[10] |
Bozan | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Çakmak | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Çavuşköy | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Çayırlı | Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Çevreli | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Çiftlik | Turkish (Alevi) and Kurdish (Alevi)[6] |
Doydum | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Ermişli | Turkish (Alevi)[11] |
Eymir | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Göçeruşağı | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Gökağaç | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Gümüşlü | Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Güngören | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Gürge | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Güveçli | Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe)[10] |
Hakverdi | Kurdish (Sunni)[12] |
Içmece | Kurdish (Sunni, Zeyve tribe)[13] and Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
İsaköy | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Karababa | Kurdish (Sunni, Zeyve tribe)[14] and Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Karahüyük | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Kızık | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Kızıluşağı (Yenisu) | Kurdish (Sunni, Atman tribe)[8] |
Koçak | Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Konakbaşı | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Kömürlük | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Kuruttaş | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Kuyudere | Turkish (Alevi)[6] |
Morhamam | Turkish (Alevi)[7] |
Narmikan (Yazıbaşı) | Kurdish (Sunni, Zeyve tribe)[15] |
Parçikan (Bozburun) | Kurdish (Sunni, Parçikan tribe)[10] |
Şotik (Çobandere) | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[16] |
Tarlacık | Turkish (Alevi) and Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe)[6][17] |
Tatkınık | Kurdish (Sunni, Direjan tribe)[18] |
Yamaç | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe) and Turkish (Alevi)[19] |
Yeniköy | Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Yoncalı | Kurdish (Alevi, Atman tribe)[8] |
Yukarısülmenli | Kurdish (Alevi) and Turkish (Alevi)[9] |
Yürektaşı | Kurdish (Sunni)[10] |
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