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About Doğanşehir
Doğanşehir (Kurdish: Wêranşar/Mûhacîr, formerly known as Muhacir and Viranşehir) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,364 km2 (526.6 sq mi), and its population is 37,697 (2022). The mayor is Memet Bayram (CHP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (Greek: Σωζόπετρα).
From the Wikipedia article Doğanşehir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy records the city as Zizoatra (Greek: Ζιζόατρα), part of the province (strategia) of Lauiansene in Cappadocia. In Byzantine times, it was known as Sozopetra (Σωζόπετρα) and Zapetra (Ζάπετρα, Zibatra in Arabic).
From the History section of Doğanşehir on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Doğanşehir
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Getting there and nearby towns
Malatya Airport (MLX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Akçadağ 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Kaşlıca 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Çelikhan 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Tut 33 km south, about 33 min by car
- Yaylakonak 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Akçatepe 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Gölbaşı 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
- Yakınca 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Malatya 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
- Adıyaman 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
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