Malatya is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province.
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10 Facts About Malatya
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Under Danishmend and Seljuk rule, Malatya became a centre of knowledge as many Persian and Arabic scholars took residence in the city.
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Current city of Malatya was founded in 1838, with the old site of Mitilene now designated as Old Malatya.
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In 1889 and 1890, Malatya was struck by two large fires that destroyed thousands of shops.
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Malatya was the scene of anti-Armenian violence during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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In 2014 Malatya became a metropolitan municipality in Turkey, alongside 12 other cities, by a Turkish governmental law that was passed in 2012.
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Malatya has a cold semi-arid climate or a temperate continental climate (Trewartha climate classification: Dca), with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
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Economy of the city of Malatya is dominated by agriculture, textile manufacturing, and construction.
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Malatya apricots are often sun-dried by family-run orchards using traditional methods, before they are collected and shipped throughout the world.
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Malatya is administered by a metropolitan municipality, which covers the whole province.
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