At A Glance
- Coordinates
- 38.5768, 37.4919
Overview
Darende is a shrine of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 38.57685, 37.49195. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Sufism. Associated figure: Somunca Baba. Darende (Turkish: Darende [daɾændæ] ) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,482 km2, and its population is 24,588 (2022). It lies 46 miles (74 km) to the northwest of Malatya, 87 miles (140 km) south of Sivas, 110 miles (180 km) east of Kayseri. Located in Darende, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi, Turkey.
Sacred Cluster
Nearby sacred places create the location cluster described in the growth plan. This block is intentionally crawlable and links into the wider regional graph.

