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Elazığ (tur)

Türkiye

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Elazığ ranks 6,050th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, Old Trafford (area), and Balıkesir. The most famous people from Elazığ are Necati Şaşmaz, Erkan Petekkaya, and Gültan Kışanak. Elazığ has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Elazığ is located in Türkiye.

Elazığ is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft). Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1961 and 1986, Elazığ was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Necati Şaşmaz, Erkan Petekkaya, and Gültan Kışanak.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Elazığ were actors (2), politicians (1), boxers (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Elazığ, including Necati Şaşmaz, and Erkan Petekkaya. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Elazığ, including Necati Şaşmaz, and Erkan Petekkaya.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Elazığ since 1700.