Hankendi, Elazığ

Hankendi
Village
Hankendi Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°34′26″N 39°3′33″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Elazığ
District	Elazığ
Elevation	1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population  (2021)	886
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	23130
Area code	0424

Hankendi is a village in the central district (Elazığ District) of Elazığ Province, Turkey.^[1] It is situated on the Turkish state highway D.300 which connects Elazığ to Malatya. The distance to Elazığ is 18 kilometres (11 mi). Its population is 886 (2021).^[2] During the Byzantine Empire, the town was a part of Anzitene region Later it became a part of Seljuks of Rum and Ottoman Empire. Ruins of the Bağdat street (Turkish: Bağdar caddesi) which was constructed during the campaign of Murat IV in 1638 is in the vicinity of the settlement. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).