Akçakale (Arabic: أقجة قلعة) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,038 km²,^[3] and its population is 123,721 (2022).^[1]

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Akçakale
District and municipality
Map showing Akçakale District in Şanlıurfa Province
Akçakale Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Akçakale Akçakale (Şanlıurfa) Show map of Şanlıurfa
Coordinates: 36°42′39″N 38°56′52″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Şanlıurfa
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP)
Area	1,038 km2 (401 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	123,721
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	63500
Area code	0414
Website	www.akcakale.bel.tr

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Akçakale forms a divided city with Tell Abyad in Syria, maintaining a border crossing. The Mayor is Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP).^[4] The current District Governor is Onur Şan.^[5]

On October 3, 2012, Akçakale was hit by shells from across the Syrian border in Tell Abyad, killing five civilians.^[6][7] In October 2014, there was an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant presence in the town, due to the porous nature of the border at that time between Akçakale and Tell Abyad, which was then part of the Islamic State.^[8]

There are 120 neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:^[9]

Akçakale is at the southern end of the State road D.885.

The Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.^[11]