Hankendi, Elazığ  Hankendi is a belde (town) in the central district (Elazığ) of Elazığ Province, Turkey. It is situated on the Turkish state highway which connects Elazığ to Malatya at . The distance to Elazığ is . The population of Hankendi was 1148  as of 2013. During the Byzantine Empire, the town was a part of Anzitene region Later it became a part of Seljuks of Rum and Ottoman Empire. Ruins of the Bağdat street () which was constructed during the campaign of Murat IV in 1638 is in the vicinity of the settlement. In 1971, it was declared a seat of township.