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Malatya is one of the biggest cities in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Malatya's history backs to Hittites. The city is very famous with its apricots. Every July there exists an Apricot Festival in the city. The ancient Malatya (20 km far away from the city center) is one of the most important historical places. On the other hand, Malatya is also very close to the Mount Nemrut.

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Malatya Erhac Airport is 30 km away from the city center and can be reached by shuttle buses of the airlines and taxis. Flights leave from Istanbul and Ankara. Turkish Airlines THY [1], Pegasus Airlines [2] and Onur Air [3] have daily flights to Malatya.

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There are daily trains (Mavi train and Ekspres train) fromAnkara. More informations about trains can be obtained from Turkish State Railways [4].

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Malatya can easily be reached by car, via Kayseri-Malatya motorway.

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There are many domestic coach firms from İstanbul bus station. The coaches, reach Malatya via Ankara and the journey takes nearly 15 hours. Beydağı Turizm[5], Aksoğanoğlu Zafer Turizm [6],Kernek Turizm[7] have at least 5 daily coaches to Malatya within the specific times of the day.

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In the center, especially in the main part, everything is easy accessible by foot.

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Especially during the spring and summer there are daily trips to Mount Nemrut from Malatya City center. The tour starts from tourism information center located at the City Hall(Vilayet).

Darende City District

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• Visit during the Malatya International Arts and Apricot Festival in July.

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• Tiryandafil Otel Malatya Kayseri Karayolu üzeri. Somuncu Baba Bulvarı Darende 44700 Malatya; 90-422-615 1818 [8]
• Murat Palancı Oteli Turgut Temelli Cad. No: 26 Malatya; +90-422-3251003
• Yeni Butik Oteli Yeni Camii Karşısı Zafer iş Hanı No:1 Malatya; +90-3231424
• Otel Avşar Çevreyolu, Eski Otogar Karşısı Malatya; +90-422-3248491 [9]
• Bezginler Hotel Çevreyolu Adliye Kavşağı No:12/3 Malatya; +90-422-3241252

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• Altın Kayısı Hotel Istasyon Caddesi 44200 Malatya; 90-422-2114444 [10]
• Tiryandafil Otel Malatya Kayseri Karayolu üzeri. Somuncu Baba Bulvarı Darende 44700 Malatya; 90-422-615 1818 [11]

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