Harpoot

Harpoot or Kharpert is an ancient town located in the of . It now forms a small district of the city of . In the late Ottoman period, it fell under the Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: ancient city in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Charput”, “Harpert”, “Harput Mah.”, “Harput Mahallesi”, “Karput”, “Kharpert”, “Kharpoot”, “Kharput”, “Mamurat-el-Aziz”, “Χαρπέρτ”, and “خاربوت”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Alacalı Mosque and Ulu Camii.

Mosque
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Mosque
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is a mosque.

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, also known as Milk Castle, is a castle…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elazığ and Obuz.

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is a city in the mountains of …

Village
is a village in the Elazığ District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km northwest of Harpoot.

Village
is a village in the Elazığ District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km northwest of Harpoot.

Harpoot

Latitude
38.70462° or 38° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
39.25212° or 39° 15′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,312 metres (4,304 feet)
Open location code
8GCXP732+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 392880985
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
312532
Wiki­data ID
Q8195601
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Harpoot” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربوط”
  • Armenian: “Արշամշատ”
  • Armenian: “Խարբերդ”
  • Armenian: “Խարպուտ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Harput”
  • Catalan: “Kharpurt”
  • Central Kurdish: “خارپووت”
  • Chinese: “哈普特”
  • Chinese: “哈爾普特”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Xarpêt”
  • Esperanto: “Harput”
  • French: “Harpout”
  • French: “Kharpout”
  • German: “Charpert”
  • German: “Harput”
  • Greek: “Χαρπούτ”
  • Hungarian: “Harput”
  • Indonesian: “Harpoot”
  • Irish: “Kharpoot”
  • Italian: “Harput”
  • Kurdish: “Xarpêt”
  • Latin: “Karputum”
  • Persian: “خارپوت”
  • Russian: “Харпут”
  • Serbian: “Харперт” (historical)
  • Serbian: “Харпут”
  • Spanish: “Harput”
  • Turkish: “Harput”
  • Western Armenian: “Խարբերդ”

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