Doğanşehir (,ğanş formerly known as Muhacir and Viranşehir) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,364 km2, and its population is 37,697 (2022). The mayor is Durali Zelyurt (AKP). Historically the city was known as Sozopetra (Greek: Σωζόπετρα).
Geography
The altitude of the town is 1,290 meters above mean sea level. Both plains and mountains are part of the landscape. It borders Çelikhan District to the east, Adıyaman District to the southeast, Tut District to the south, Gölbaşı District to the southwest, Nurhak and Elbistan to the west, Akçadağ to the north and Yeşilyurt to the northeast. The reservoirs at Polat Dam and Sürgü Dam are situated in the district.
Composition
There are 39 neighbourhoods in Doğanşehir District:
Altıntop
Beğre
Bıçakcı
Çavuşlu
Çığlık
Çömlekoba
Dedeyazı
Doğu
Elmalı
Erkenek
Esentepe
Eskiköy
Fındıkköy
Gövdeli
Günedoğru
Gürobası
Güzelköy
Hudut
Kadılı
Kapıdere
Karanlıkdere
Karaterzi
Karşıyaka
Kelhalil
Küçüklü
Kurucaova
Örencik
Polat
Polatderesi
Reşadiye
Şatırobası
Savaklı
Söğüt
Suçatı
Sürgü
Topraktepe
Yeni
Yolkoru
Yuvalı
History
The 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy records the city as Zizoatra (), part of the province () of Lauiansene in Cappadocia. In Byzantine times, it was known as Sozopetra () and Zapetra (, in Arabic).
Economy
Significant improvements in the fruit industry has made agriculture the District's most important source of income. It includes apricots and an increase in the production of apples. Livestock is usually farmed in the village. Both the district and the villages of central and traditional values, importance is given to local custom. Tourism, mountaineering and monitoring local wildlife are also new attractions.
Transport
Doğanşehir has a railway station on the line from Malatya to Adana. State road D.850 passes through the district.
