Elbistan

Elbistan is a locale in Kahramanmaras Province in southern Turkey. Elbistan downtown area's populace is 95,037. Elbistan is the most crowded locale of Kahramanmaras region. It is likewise the biggest locale of the region by zone and it has the 4^th biggest plain in the nation. The atmosphere is extremely dry, however water system is given by the Ceyhan waterway, one of the greatest streams in Turkey. The city used to be the capital city of the Dulkadirids in the wake of catching from Eretnids in 1337. In 1277 the Mamluks driven by Sultan Baibars crushed a Mongol armed force in the Battle of Elbistan. The district was joined into the Ottoman Empire without further ado before the crusade against the Mameluks of Egypt in 1512, albeit some neighborhood chiefdoms were given differing degrees of independence, eminently around the areas of Haticepınar and Kasanli.

The name "Elbistan" was articulated correspondingly in Byzantine and Islamic sources. Elbistan was known as "Ablasta" as indicated by Armenian antiquarians in the mid 11^th century. As indicated by Baldric of Dol the city was known as "Ablistan" till 15^th century. Egyptian- Mamluk student of history Muhammad ibn Iyas composed the city's name as "Albistan". Alauddevle Bozkurt Bey from Dulkadirids utilized the name "Elbistan" in the official reports. After Dulkadirids chose to join the Ottoman Empire in the 16^th century, the current name wound up predominant. Among the provincial individuals of Elbistan it is articulated as "Albistan". Albistan signifies "the plantation" in Arabic anyway Turks asserting that the name gets from "Elbostan" which implies likewise "the plantation".