Hekimhan is a municipality and district of Malatya Province , Turkey . Its area is 1,514 km, and its population is 15,706 (2022). It is located in the upper Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia . Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point in Hekimhan is Zurbahan mountain (2,091 m). The mayor is Mehmet Şerif Yıldırım ( CHP ).
3-718: Taşhan caravanserai (constructed by the Seljuk Turks ), a Turkish bath and a mosque built by the Ottomans are some notable historical structures in the town. There are 65 neighbourhoods in Hekimhan District: Ethnic composition of the villages in Hekimhan District: This article about an Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey location is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ta%C5%9Fhan caravanserai Taşhan caravanserai , also known as
6-557: Is written in Armenian, Arabic, and Syriac, and dated 667 of the Armenian era, he is described as a Syrian and that the han was built as a commercial inn. In the 17th century, a second part of the building with a large courtyard was added by Köprülü Mehmet Paşa , grand vizier of Ottoman Empire. The monument was restored several times during later centuries. It was used as a guesthouse which provided free food and accommodation to travelers for three days. This tradition lasted for centuries during
9-610: The Hekimhani or Hekim Han, is located in the town of Hekimhan , near Malatya in Turkey. The building was built in 1218 under Sultan İzzettin Keykavus I of the Sultanate of Rum . Its builder was a doctor (hekim), and it was built as a commercial enterprise. The name of the architect of the caravanserai, Abu Salim ibn Abul Hasan, is recorded in a tri-lingual inscription. In the inscription, which
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