Keban

Elazığ is a city in the mountains of , at an altitude of 1067 m and with a population of 387,072 in 2022. Although the railway and main eastern highway pass through, it's almost an island, as huge modern reservoir lakes surround it.
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  • Type: Town with 6,320 residents
  • Description: district in Elâzığ, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Gümüşmadeni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Keban Dam.

Dam
Photo: Heinz it up 57, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a hydroelectric dam on the , located in the of . The dam is the first and uppermost of several large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates by Turkey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çalık and Nimri.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the of in Turkey. Its population is 86. The village is populated by Turkmens. is situated 3½ km southeast of Keban.

Village
is a village in the of in Turkey. Its population is 57. The village is populated by Alevi Turkmens. is situated 5 km west of Keban.

Village
is a village in the of in Turkey. Its population is 67. is situated 6 km northeast of Keban.

Keban

Latitude
38.79431° or 38° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
38.74444° or 38° 44′ 40″ east
Population
6,320
Elevation
746 metres (2,448 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TR KEB
Open location code
8GCWQPVV+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 177397606
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
308389
Wiki­data ID
Q1023265
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Keban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كبان”
  • Arabic: “كيبان”
  • Armenian: “Կապան Մադեն”
  • Armenian: “Կապան”
  • Asturian: “Keban (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Keban”
  • Central Kurdish: “کەبان”
  • Chechen: “Кебан”
  • Chinese: “Keban”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Keban”
  • Dutch: “Keban”
  • French: “Keban”
  • German: “Keban”
  • Irish: “Keban”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Keban”
  • Japanese: “ケバン”
  • Kurdish: “Keban”
  • Kurdish: “کەبان”
  • Malay: “Keban (Daerah)”
  • Malay: “Keban (District)”
  • Malay: “Keban, Elazığ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Keban”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keban”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Keban”
  • Norwegian: “Keban”
  • Persian: “کبان”
  • Polish: “Keban”
  • Russian: “Кебан-Маден”
  • Russian: “Кебан”
  • Serbian: “Кебан”
  • Spanish: “Keban”
  • Swahili: “Keban (District)”
  • Swahili: “Keban, Elazığ”
  • Tatar: “Кебан”
  • Turkish: “Keban”
  • Urdu: “کیبان، الازیغ”
  • Urdu: “کیبان”
  • Vietnamese: “Keban”
  • Western Mari: “Кебан”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کیبان”

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