Malatya City Guide
Malatya, being a stage for
settlements of numerous civilizations through out the history since
Neolithic Age and is located on the upper basin of Firat River.
Providing a great assistance for growing and improving civilizations
with it's rich natural water springs and resources, being on a location
of Ancient Silk Road and King Road, and being the homeland and
settlement place of first progressive civilizations and it's
geographical location on between Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia
keeps Malatya in an important geological position at all times.
The
tourism potential in the area is in it's utmost position with it's
dynamic flowing economy, world wide famous apricot, thousand years of
history and with it's historical artifacts, unique and splendid natural
beauties and with it's road opening to every direction of Turkey.
Some
other components that takes the attraction of visitors and tourists to
area are; Aslantepe Mound / Tumulus which was the settlement place of
Hittites during 1900 and 2000 B.C. The connection to Mount Nemrut
where tombs , graves and temples belonging to Commagene Kingdom located
100 kilometers away from Malatya City are only some of the important
highlights and visiting spots of the city taking thousands of visitors
every year around.
Karakaya Dam Lake, Sultansuyu and Levent
Valleys are some of the places waiting to be discovered with it's great
natural beauties and resources. Nature walking take places and
popularity withing Mount Nemrut and in this area.Some of the activities
in the area are ground hunting, professional and sportive fishing with
wind surfing especially performed in Karakaya Dam Lake, besides these
it is also possible to have a mountain walking and horse riding in
Sultansuyu Stud Farm.
The indispensable component of Malatya's
Festivals and activities, Jereed / Cirit a Turkish Equestrian
Traditional Sport Game is only one of the traditional cultural
activities of the area taking attraction of both local and
international tourist's interest every year.
Another important
activities of the area that supports congress tourism of the city is
"Battalgazi Malatya and Around Public Culture Symposium" held between
22.Nd and 24.Th October
Malatya Fair and International
Culture and Apricot Festival is held during 12. and 16. July of every
year in city center and it is one of the most important values of the
city which represents Malatya.
Places to visit in Malatya
Museum of Malatya was opened for visit in 1979 and restored into a modernized structure in 2001.The museum has a rich structures that is displaying roughly 15,000
pieces totally starting from neolithic age, Paleolithic age, Bronze Age,
Hittites, Urartus, Ancient Roma, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottoman Era.
Ataturk's House is an Ottoman Empire architect that was the host for Ataturk when he arrived Malatya at first.
Antique Malatya City Walls (Castle), Old Arapgir Castle, Dogansehir
Castle, Yusuf Ziya Pasa Mosque, Grand Mosque, Carsi Mosque, Melik
Sunullah Mosque, Arapgir Ulu Camii Mosque, Somuncu Baba Mosques, Emir
Omer Tomb, Molla Eyup Mescid, Siddi Zeynet, Kanli , Silahtar Mustafa
Pasa Caravansaries, Tashoron Church, Venk Church, Bedestan and Tashan
are some of the historical and important places to visit in Malatya
City.
Aslantepe, Firincilar Tumulus, Bayramtepe Mound, Oren Mound, Ikinciler
Tumulus, Aslantas, Kagkoy Rock Drawings, Ansur and Kaletepe Tumulus are
some geologic ruins for sightseeing travel in Malatya.
Recreation
Sports; Gunpinar Valley and Waterfall, Orduzu Pinarbasi Sprin g,
Davullu Spring, Horata, Inek, Sulu Cave, Gunduzbey, Surgu Takas, Somuncu
Baba and it's surroundings are open for recreation and outdoor
activities in the town.
Ispendere Natural Spring, Harap Sehir Spring and Balaban Spring are some natural healing places of the area.
Provinces of Malatya
Akcadar, Puturge, Arguvan, Yazihan, Arapgir, Kale, Battalgazi, Doganyol, Derende, Hekimhan, Dogansehir and Yesilyurt.
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