Ortaçalı, Elâzığ

Ortaçalı is a village of Sivrice District in Elazığ Province eastern Turkey.[2] The village is inhabited by the Kurdish Parçikan tribe.[3]

The landscape around Ortaçalı,
The landscape around Ortaçalı
Landscape near Ortacali.[1]

The town is located to the west of Sivrice township and north of the Euphrates River. The population in 2011 was 187 people[4] and the post code was 23350.

Earthquakes

In 2007 an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred on Sunday, February 25, 2007, centered on the town.[5]

Ortaçalı was also strongly impacted by the 2020 Elazığ earthquake.

References
  1. Ortaçalı Köyü.
  2. Ortaçalı, Elazığ, Turkey, mindat.org.
  3. Çakar, Enver (2012). Elazığ Baskil Yöresi Aşiretleri. Ertem Basım. p. 385. ISBN 9786058677609.
  4. "rapor.tuik.gov.tr". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. Earthquake 1.85km (1.15 miles) away from Ortaçalı (Turkey).

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