Karapınar

Karapınar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Balan tribe and had a population of 451 in 2025.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 356 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Akçadağ, Malatya, east-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Cafana”, “Karapinar”, and “Karapınar, Akçadağ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sultansuyu Dam.

Dam
is a dam built on the Sultansuyu River in , , . Constructed for irrigation purposes between 1986 and 1992, it was damaged by an earthquake in 2023 and the water was released for safety reasons. is situated 3½ km north of Karapınar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gölpınar and Sahilköy.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Balan and Kurne tribes and had a population of 446 in 2025. is situated 2½ km northwest of Karapınar.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Balan tribe and had a population of 139 in 2025. is situated 3½ km southwest of Karapınar.

Village
Akçadağ is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 27,872. the kaymakam is Adem Topaca. is situated 4½ km northeast of Karapınar.

Karapınar

Latitude
38.28984° or 38° 17′ 23″ north
Longitude
38.05594° or 38° 3′ 21″ east
Population
356
Elevation
971 metres (3,186 feet)
Open location code
8GCW73Q4+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1029554767
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
320038
Wiki­data ID
Q10777294
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Karapınar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարափունար”
  • Basque: “Karapınar”
  • Catalan: “Karapınar”
  • Cebuano: “Karapınar”
  • Chechen: “Карапинар”
  • Czech: “Karapınar”
  • Danish: “Karapınar”
  • Dutch: “Karapınar”
  • Finnish: “Karapınar”
  • Galician: “Karapınar”
  • German: “Karapınar”
  • Irish: “Karapınar”
  • Italian: “Karapınar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karapınar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karapınar”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Karapınar”
  • Polish: “Karapınar”
  • Portuguese: “Karapınar”
  • Romanian: “Karapınar”
  • Scots: “Karapınar”
  • Slovak: “Karapınar”
  • Slovenian: “Karapınar”
  • Spanish: “Karapınar”
  • Swedish: “Karapınar”
  • Tagalog: “Karapınar”
  • Tatar: “Карапынар”
  • Turkish: “Karapınar, akçadağ”
  • Turkish: “Karapınar, Akçadağ”
  • Turkish: “Karapınar”
  • Vietnamese: “Karapınar, Akçadağ”
  • Vietnamese: “Karapınar”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Karapınar”
  • “Karapınar”

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