page_title: Elazığ
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Elazığ / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Saray-Camii (Palast-Moschee) im Zentrum von Elâzığ
context_page_description: Elazığ, formerly Mamuretülaziz, is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province. It is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1,067 metres. Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce.
  Elazığ was initially developed in 1834 as an extension of the historic city of Harput, which was situated on a hill and difficult to access in winter.
context_section_description: Fırat University
  Harput Kalesi (Harput Castle)
  Elazığ Culture Park
  Elazığ Botanical Park
  Elazığ Gazi Caddesi
  Buzluk Mağarası (Ice Cave)
  Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
  Hazar Gölü (Lake Hazar)
  Hazarbaba Ski Centre
  Historic mosques (Cami in Turkish), churches and shrines (Türbe in Turkish). Do note they are in Harput, on a hill out of town, but near enough to pay them a visit.
  Ulu Camii: Built by Artuqid Sultan Fahrettin Karaaslan in 1156. It is one of the oldest and important structures in Anatolia
  Sarahatun Camii (also known as Sarayhatun Cami): Built by Sara Hatun, mother of Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomans) Sultan Bahadır Han (also known as Uzun Hassan), in 1465 as a small mosque. It was renovated in 1585 and 1843.
  Kurşunlu Camii: Built between 1738 and 1739 in Harput during the Ottoman era.
  Alacalı Camii
  Ağall Camii: built in 1559.
  Arap Baba Mescidi ve Türbesi: Built during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev III (son of Kılıçarslan IV) in 1279. The shrine contains a mummified body which is known as Arap Baba among commons.
  Fetih Ahmet Baba Türbesi (Shrine of Fetih Ahmed)
  Mansur Baba Türbesi
  Mary Church
  Sefik Gul Community Center of Culture
caption: Sarayhatun Camii in the town of Elazig
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