Type: | village |
Province: | Elazığ |
District: | Elazığ |
Hankendi | |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 886 |
Coordinates: | 38.5739°N 39.0592°W |
Elevation M: | 1140 |
Postal Code: | 23130 |
Area Code: | 0424 |
Hankendi is a village in the central district (Elazığ District) of Elazığ Province, Turkey.[1] It is situated on the Turkish state highway D.300 which connects Elazığ to Malatya. The distance to Elazığ is . Its population is 886 (2021).[2] During the Byzantine Empire, the town was a part of Anzitene region Later it became a part of Seljuks of Rum and Ottoman Empire. Ruins of the Bağdat street (Turkish: Bağdar caddesi) which was constructed during the campaign of Murat IV in 1638 is in the vicinity of the settlement. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3]