Map of Elazığ, Turkey

Elazığ is the administrative centre of Elazığ, Turkey, with a population of about 443,363. It lies at 38.6743°N, 39.2232°E. Elazığ is about 565 km (351 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Akçapınar, 39 km to the northwest.

Elazığ at a glance

Where is Elazığ?

• The 29th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 27 min on the shortest day to 14 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Elazığ

• Akçapınar — 39 km northwest
• Tunceli — 55 km northeast
• Ergani — 65 km southeast
• Malatya — 87 km southwest
• Siverek — 103 km south
• Kâhta — 112 km southwest
• Bingöl — 113 km east
• Erzincan — 121 km north
• Diyarbakır — 121 km southeast
• Cimin — 122 km north

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.