Keban District

Keban District is a district of of Turkey. Its seat is the town . Its area is 641 km2, and its population is 6,210.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Turkey with 8,130 residents
  • Description: district of Elazığ, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Keban district” and “Keban Ilcesi”

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 Keban and Çalık.

Town
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.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Keban District of in Turkey. Its population is 86. The village is populated by Turkmens. is situated 4 km southeast of Keban District.

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

Keban District

Latitude
38.7944° or 38° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
38.7377° or 38° 44′ 16″ east
Population
8,130
Elevation
760 metres (2,493 feet)
Open location code
8GCWQPVQ+Q3
Geo­Names ID
8631574
Wiki­data ID
Q115978913
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ido to Turkish—“Keban District” goes by many names.
  • Ido: “Distrikto Keban”
  • Japanese: “ケバン”
  • Spanish: “distrito de Keban”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Keban”
  • Turkish: “Keban ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Keban İlçesi”
  • “Keban ilçesi”

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