Akyazı
Akyazı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yazıhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Dirêjan tribe and by Turks and had a population of 277 in 2025.- Type: Village with 262 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Yazıhan, Malatya, east-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Akyazi” and “Akyazı, Yazıhan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boztepe Dam.
Boztepe Dam
Dam
Boztepe Dam is a dam in Malatya Province, Turkey, built between 1994 and 2002. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aksütlü and Boztepe.
Aksütlü
Village
Aksüt is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Hekimhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 95 in 2025.
Boztepe
Village
Boztepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yazıhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Dirêjan tribe and had a population of 104 in 2025. Boztepe is situated 2½ km east of Akyazı.
Fethiye
Village
Fethiye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yazıhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Armenians and Turks and had a population of 962 in 2025. Fethiye is situated 7 km south of Akyazı.
Akyazı
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Yazıhan İlçesi, Malatya Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.68762° or 38° 41′ 15″ northLongitude
38.12376° or 38° 7′ 26″ eastPopulation
262Elevation
949 metres (3,114 feet)Open location code
8GCWM4QF+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2301611963OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7458584Wikidata ID
Q10731437
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Akyazı” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Акйази”
- German: “Akyazı”
- Irish: “Akyazı”
- Tatar: “Акьязы (Язиһан)”
- Tatar: “Акьязы”
- Turkish: “Akyazı, Yazıhan”
- Turkish: “Akyazı”
- Vietnamese: “Akyazı, Yazıhan”
- Vietnamese: “Akyazı”
- “Akyazı”
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