Palu, Elazığ

Palu
Palu
	Palu
	Coordinates: 38°42′14″N 39°57′04″E / 38.70389°N 39.95111°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Elazığ
Government
• Mayor	Said Dağoğlu (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Ayhan Yazgan
Area
• District	837.10 km2 (323.21 sq mi)
Population (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Post code	23500
Climate	Csa
Website	www.palu.bel.tr

Palu (Armenian: Բալու/Palou; formerly Romanopolis in Greek) is a town and district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. The mayor is Said Dağoğlu (AKP). It has a population of 8,652. The town historically had a significant Armenian population, which was exterminated during the genocide of 1915.^[2] Notable residents include Katherine Magarian (1906–2001), a genocide survivor born in Baghin, Palou.^[3]

References

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ Üngör, Uğur Ümit (2012). The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780199655229.
^ "Armenian Genocide: Katherine Magarian's Story". cilicia.com.

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[2] Üngör, Uğur Ümit (2012). The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780199655229.

[3] "Armenian Genocide: Katherine Magarian's Story". cilicia.com.

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