Elazığ

Elâzığ (Turkish pronunciation: [elaˈzɯː] or [ˈelazɯː]; Armenian: Խարբերդ; Kh'arberd/Harput, Kurdish: Xarput, Syriac: ܟܪܒܘܬ; Kharpuṭ) is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey and the seat of Elâzığ Province. It has a population of 331,479 according to the 2010 census, and the plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1067 metres. Elâzığ initially developed as an extension of the historic city of Harput, which was situated on a hill and difficult to access in winter. The ancient town and citadel of Kharput (Pronounced Kharberd, in Eastern Armenian, and Harput in Western Armenian) which means "burnt fortress" in Armenian, was built by the first Armenian kings about five kilometers from modern Elâzığ. In the 19th century, under the...