Akçadağ is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 27,872 (2022). the kaymakam (district governor) is Adem Topaca.Kaymakam Adem Topaca, Akçadağ Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
Geography Akçadağ is at an altitude of 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level and the district is considered mountainous.
History In Roman times, Akçadağ was known as Arca (lat) and became in the times of emperor Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius a colonia. The town became later a bishopric (suffragan of the diocese of Melitene), whose bishops participated in the councils of 431, 451, 553 and 680-81. In the Byzantine Empire, the town was known as Arka.
Akçadağ and its surroundings, particularly during the Dulkadir Beylik period, witnessed significant settlement by various Turkmen communities. Alongside the Harbendelu and Mihmadlu Yörüks, who formed the core of the Dulkadir population, Oghuz tribes such as Avşar, Kınık, Karkın, Döğer, and Bayındır settled in the region at different times, leading to its complete Turkification. Today, village names and surnames bearing these tribal names are still commonly encountered. Ottoman chronicles record that Yıldırım Bayezid seized Malatya from the Turkmens.Aşıkpaşazade, Tevârih-i Âl-i Osman, İstanbul 1332, s.74; Oruç Bey, Oruç Bey Tarihi, neşr. Nihal Atsız, İstanbul 1972, s.57
On 24 Jan 2020, the town was impacted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.6.7 magnitude earthquake 5 km from Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey.Recent Earthquakes Near Doğanyol, Malatya, Turkey .
Composition There are 77 neighbourhoods in Akçadağ District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Aksaray Aksüt Aktepe Aliçeri Altınlı Ancar Aşağıörükçü Aydınlar Bağköy Bahri Başpınar Bayramuşağı Bekiruşağı Bölüklü Büyükçimiş Büyükköy Çakılpınarı Çatalbahçe Çevirme Çobanuşağı Darıca Dedeköy Demirciler Develi Doğanlar Doğantepe Doğu Dümüklü Durulova Dutlu Eğin Esenbey Esenli Fatih Gölpinar Güneşli Gürkaynak Hançerli Hartut Harunuşağı İkinciler Ilıcak Kadıibrahim Kahyalı Karamağara Karapınar Kasımuşağı Kayadibi Keklikpınar Keller Kepez Kolköy Kömekavak Kotangölü Kozluca Küçükkürne Kültür Kurtuşağı Levent Mezra Mihmanlı Muratlı Ören Ortaköy Resuluşağı Sahilköy Sakalıuzun Sarıhacı Şeyhler Taşevler Taşolar Tataruşağı Yağmurlu Yalınbudak Yalınkaya Yaylımlı Yukarıörükçü
See also Kürecik Radar Station, a NATO early-warning missile defense radar situated at Çat Tepe in Kürecik.
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External links Akcadağ Belediyesi Akçadağ Kaymakamlığı