Elazığ · Eastern Anatolia
Elazığ Merkez
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The central district of Elazığ includes the historic settlement of Harput above the city. Harput Castle, the Harput Great Mosque known for its leaning minaret and old mansions can be visited, and orcik and pestil are easy to find in town.
Places to see
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Nature
Buzluk Ice Cave
A rare cave where ice forms naturally in summer.
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Museum
Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
A museum displaying finds from the region spanning the Palaeolithic to the Ottoman period.
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Harput
A historic settlement with a castle, mosques and mansions on the hill above Elazığ.
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Religious
İzzet Paşa Mosque
A large Ottoman-style mosque with twin minarets in central Elazığ.
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Historic
Church of the Virgin Mary
One of Anatolia's oldest churches, embedded in the rock of Harput Castle.
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Things to do
- Harput
- Keban reservoir
Food and drink
- OrcikWalnuts dipped in grape molasses.