Başkaya
Başkaya is a village in Darende, Malatya Province and has about 126 residents and an elevation of 1,600 metres. Başkaya is situated nearby to the village Kuzpınar, as well as near Günerli.- Type: Village with 126 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Darende, Malatya, east-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Baskaya” and “Melik”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Günerli and Hisarcık.
Hisarcık
Village
Hisarcık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Darende, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 181 in 2025. Hisarcık is situated 9 km south of Başkaya.
Başkaya
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Darende, Malatya Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.55769° or 38° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
37.6888° or 37° 41′ 20″ east
Population
126
Elevation
1,600 metres (5,249 feet)
Open location code
8GCVHM5Q+3G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yoruba—“Başkaya” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մելիքքյոյ”
- Chechen: “Башкайа”
- German: “Başkaya”
- Tatar: “Башкая”
- Turkish: “Başkaya, Darende”
- Turkish: “Başkaya”
- Vietnamese: “Başkaya, Darende”
- Vietnamese: “Başkaya”
- Yoruba: “Başkaya”
- “Başkaya”
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