Karakoçan (Ottoman Turkish: تپه Tepe, Kurdish: Dep,[2] Armenian: Oxi) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.

[2][1] The mayor is Ayhan Akbaba (AKP).

Karakoçan is located on a stony plain that is watered by a stream that flows to the Peri Su.

[4]: 117  It is the successor of the ancient and medieval town of Bağın, located on the Peri Su to the northwest.

This geographical article about a location in Elazığ Province, Turkey is a stub.