Elbistan city center's population is 95, It is also the largest district of the province by area and it has the fourth largest plain in the country. The climate is very dry, but irrigation is provided by the Ceyhan river, one of the biggest rivers in Turkey.
The city used to be the capital city of the Dulkadirids after capturing from Eretnids in The name "Elbistan" was pronounced similarly in Byzantine and Islamic sources. According to Baldric of Dol the city was known as "Ablistan" till 15th century. Egyptian - Mamluk historian Muhammad ibn Iyas wrote the city's name as "Albistan". After Dulkadirids decided to join the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, the current name became prevalent.
Albistan means "the orchard" in Arabic however Turks claiming that the name derives from the word "Elbostan" which means also "the orchard". There is a large lignite coalfield close to Elbistan on which there are two power stations owned and operated by Elektrik Uretim AS EUAS : Elbistan 'A' built in the s in need of refurbishment due to the state of the plant and the high emissions [ citation needed ] and the more modern Elbistan 'B' which is still under construction.
They are built near the small district of Afsin, on the high plateau of Elbistan in the south east of Turkey. In June the World Bank agreed a loan to refurbish Elbistan A to achieve security of supply over the medium term. The Afsin-Elbistan Thermic Power Station was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish liras banknotes of From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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