Doğanşehir | |
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 Map showing Doğanşehir District in Malatya Province | |
  Doğanşehir Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:38°05′45″N37°52′45″E / 38.09583°N 37.87917°E /38.09583; 37.87917 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Malatya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Memet Bayram (CHP) |
Area | 1,364 km2 (527 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 37,697 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 44500 |
| Area code | 0422 |
| Website | www |
Doğanşehir (Kurdish:Wêranşar/Mûhacîr,[2] formerly known asMuhacir andViranşehir[3]) is a municipality anddistrict ofMalatya Province,Turkey.[4] Its area is 1,364 km2 (526.6 sq mi),[5] and its population is 37,697 (2022).[1] The mayor is Memet Bayram (CHP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (Greek: Σωζόπετρα).
The altitude of the town is 1,290 meters (4232 feet) above mean sea level. Both plains and mountains are part of the landscape. It bordersÇelikhan District to the east,Adıyaman District to the southeast,Tut District to the south,Gölbaşı District to the southwest,Nurhak andElbistan to the west,Akçadağ to the north andYeşilyurt to the northeast. The reservoirs atPolat Dam andSürgü Dam are situated in the district.
Doğanşehir has a dry-summercontinental climate (Köppen:Dsa)[6] with hot, dry summers, and cold, snowy winters.[7]
| Climate data for Doğanşehir (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.8 (91.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | 17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | 11.1 (52.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | −0.3 (31.5) | −3.7 (25.3) | 4.1 (39.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 73.21 (2.88) | 64.63 (2.54) | 67.6 (2.66) | 55.82 (2.20) | 46.58 (1.83) | 13.0 (0.51) | 2.46 (0.10) | 3.14 (0.12) | 10.85 (0.43) | 39.09 (1.54) | 57.53 (2.26) | 69.39 (2.73) | 503.3 (19.81) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 68.0 |
| Source:NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
There are 39neighbourhoods in Doğanşehir District:[9]
The 2nd-century geographerClaudius Ptolemy records the city as Zizoatra (Greek:Ζιζόατρα),[10] part of the province (strategia) of Lauiansene inCappadocia.[11] InByzantine times, it was known as Sozopetra (Σωζόπετρα) and Zapetra (Ζάπετρα,Zibatra inArabic).[11]
Significant improvements in the fruit industry has made agriculture the District's most important source of income. It includes apricots and an increase in the production of apples. Livestock is usually farmed in the village. Both the district and the villages of central and traditional values, importance is given to local custom. Tourism, mountaineering and monitoring local wildlife are also new attractions.
Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line fromMalatya toAdana.State road D.850 passes through the district.
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