Malazgirt
Malazgirt is a city in Turkey with a population of about 26,108.
TurkeyTown🏆 #296 most populated in Turkey🕐 Europe/IstanbulMalazgirt, historically known as Manzikert, is a town in Muş Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Malazgirt District. In the 2024 Turkish local elections, Ahmet Kenan Türker from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party was elected as the mayor. According to the 2024 population census, the district's total population is 42,135. It is mostly populated by Kurds with few Islamized Armenians. It is the site of the 1071 Battle of Manzikert between the Byzantines and Seljuk Turks. In the city, there is the Malazgirt Castle, for which the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk state fought dozens of times.
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About Malazgirt
| Country | Turkey |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 49 |
| Population | 26,108 |
| Local currency | TRY |
| Coordinates | 39.1465, 42.5354 |
| Time zone | Europe/Istanbul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 834 km · Ankara |
| Population (Turkey) | #296 most populated in Turkey |
| Where on Earth | 39°8′47″N · 42°32′7″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,358 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,661 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Tianjin (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -39.15, -137.46 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,445 km |
| Moscow | 1,882 km |
| Dubai | 1,955 km |
| Paris | 3,346 km |
| London | 3,546 km |
| Beijing | 6,142 km |