İslahiye
District and municipality
Map showing İslahiye District in Gaziantep Province
Map showing İslahiye District in Gaziantep Province
İslahiye is located in Turkey
İslahiye
İslahiye
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E / 37.02500°N 36.6345000°E / 37.02500; 36.6345000
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
 • MayorKemal Vural (AKP)
Area
865 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
67,650
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
27800
Area code0342
Websitewww.islahiye.bel.tr

İslahiye is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 865 km2,[3] and its population is 67,650 (2022).[1] It is a railway border crossing into Syria. Near İslahiye is the site of ancient Nicopolis.[4]

The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.[5] The state road D.825, which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through İslahiye.

The town is inhabited by Yörüks of the Aydınlı tribe.[6] English traveler Mark Sykes recorded İslahiye as a town inhabited by Turks in early 20th century.[7]

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck İslahiye on 6 February 2023, causing widespread devastation in the town and many deaths.[8]

Composition

There are 71 neighbourhoods in İslahiye District:[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  5. ↑ "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. ↑ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 147.
  7. ↑ Sykes, Mark (1904). Dar-ul-Islam: A Record of a Journey Through Ten of the Asiatic Provinces of Turkey. Bickers & Son. p. 261.
  8. ↑ "Islahiye, a city devastated by the earthquake: 'We spend our days feeling thankful for being alive'". El País. 2023-02-10.
  9. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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