Discover Elazığ

Ağın is Elazığ's smallest district and is known for its roasted chickpeas (leblebi). 'Ağın Leblebisi' was registered as a protected designation of origin (geographical indication no. 259) on 5 December 2017.

Orcik is a walnut-based 'sausage' made during the grape harvest by repeatedly dipping walnuts strung on a thread into grape must and then drying them. 'Elazığ Orciği' was registered as a protected designation of origin (no. 398) on 30 November 2018.

Elazığ Çedene Coffee is a paste-like coffee substitute made by sun-drying, roasting and grinding the fruit of wild terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.) growing in the province's mountains. It was registered as an indication of source (no. 1034) on 22 February 2022.

Harput köfte is a kind of stuffed bulgur meatball prepared in Elazığ and its surroundings, especially on holidays; hazelnut-sized pieces with a minced-meat filling are cooked in a butter-and-tomato-paste sauce. The Elazığ Provincial Directorate of Agriculture lists it among geographical indications still pending.

In Elazığ, almond candy is made by coating roasted local almonds with a beet-sugar syrup in rotating pans, and is typically eaten with tea after iftar during Ramadan. Local press calls it an Ottoman-era tradition, but that historical claim is undocumented, and the product has no geographical-indication registration yet.

Harput Castle (also called 'Süt Kalesi', the Milk Castle) stands in Elazığ's historic Harput quarter and consists of an inner and an outer fortress. According to legend, milk was used instead of water in its mortar, hence the nickname.

Lake Hazar (also known as Gölcük Lake) is a tectonic lake in Elazığ Province, stretching southwest to northeast. The district of Sivrice lies on its shore.

Keban Dam was built on the Euphrates in Elazığ's Keban district between 1965 and 1975 for hydroelectric power. The reservoir it created, Keban Dam Lake, covers 675 km² at normal water level.

Buzluk Cave lies on the northern slope of Buzluk Hill on the Harput Plateau, about 12 km from Elazığ city center. According to Wikipedia, ice forms in summer but not in winter; this has not been verified independently.

Harput Great Mosque was commissioned by the Artuqid ruler Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan between 1156 and 1157 and is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia. It is still used for worship, and its minaret leans slightly.