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Kale, Malatya

Kale () is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 237&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 5,571 (2022). The mayor is Murat Koca (AKP).

History

The town of Gubbōs (also Gūbōs), which flourished in the Middle Ages and was also the seat of a Syriac Orthodox diocese, is likely to have been located in the municipality.

Composition

There are 28 neighbourhoods in Kale District:

  • Abuşoğlu
  • Akça
  • Akuşağı
  • Bağlıca
  • Bent
  • Çanakçı
  • Darıpınar
  • Dedeköy
  • Düztarla
  • Erdemli
  • Gülenköy
  • Güneyce
  • İkizpınar
  • Kale
  • Karaağaç
  • Karahüseyin
  • Kıyıcak
  • Kozluk
  • Kumluyazı
  • Mahmutdursun
  • Salkımlı
  • Sarıot
  • Soğukpınar
  • Tepebaşı
  • Üçdeğirmen
  • Uyanık
  • Uzunhüseyin
  • Yenidamlar

Demographics

The district is fully Sunni Kurdish with the exception of one Kurdish Alevi village.

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