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Archaeological
excavations and historical analysis have revealed the
history of the province dating back to the Paleolithic
Age, and the first settlement was founded in 7000 BC.
Later, the region was rules by the Hitties, Urartu,
Persian, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks and Ottomans.
Most of the city was destroyed when Mohammed Ali’s forces
from Egypt garrisoned Malatya in 1839 and after they
left, the old residents returned and rebuilt it.
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