Erecek
Erecek is a village in Yazıhan İlçesi, Malatya Province and has about 309 residents and an elevation of 1,616 metres. Erecek is situated nearby to the village Dikenli, as well as near Tahtalı.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dikenli and Girmana.
Dikenli
Village
Dikenli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Hekimhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Dirêjan tribe and had a population of 183 in 2025. Dikenli is situated 4½ km northwest of Erecek.
Girmana
Village
Girmana is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Hekimhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and Turks and had a population of 816 in 2025. Girmana is situated 5 km north of Erecek.
Kurşunlu
Village
Kurşunlu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Hekimhan, Malatya Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,003 in 2025. Kurşunlu is situated 9 km west of Erecek.
Erecek
- Type: Village with 309 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Yazıhan, Malatya, east-central Turkey
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Yazıhan İlçesi, Malatya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.65534° or 38° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
37.96092° or 37° 57′ 39″ eastPopulation
309Elevation
1,616 metres (5,302 feet)Open location code
8GCVMX46+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 2382948391OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
10483882Wikidata ID
Q10758730
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Erecek” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Эреджек”
- German: “Erecek”
- Irish: “Erecek”
- Tatar: “Эреҗек (Язиһан)”
- Tatar: “Эреҗек”
- Turkish: “Erecek, Yazıhan”
- Turkish: “Erecek”
- Vietnamese: “Erecek, Yazıhan”
- Vietnamese: “Erecek”
- “Erecek”
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