Map of Elbistan, Turkey

Elbistan is a city in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, with a population of about 80,456. It lies at 38.2059°N, 37.1983°E. Elbistan is about 421 km (261 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Afşin, 25 km to the west.

Elbistan at a glance

Where is Elbistan?

• The 2nd largest city in Kahramanmaraş on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 30 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Elbistan

• Afşin — 25 km west
• Göksun — 65 km west
• Kahramanmaraş — 73 km south
• Besni — 81 km southeast
• Malatya — 99 km east
• Adıyaman — 106 km southeast
• Gaziantep — 129 km south
• Kâhta — 133 km east
• Kadirli — 134 km southwest
• Nizip — 143 km south

Largest cities in Kahramanmaraş

• Kahramanmaraş — 384,953
• Afşin — 39,613
• Göksun — 34,243

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.