İslahiye

İslahiye

İslahiye

District and municipality in Gaziantep, Turkey

For the village, see İslahiye, Düzce.

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]

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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]

Climate

İslahiye has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),[10] with very hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  5. [5]
    "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. [6]
    Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 147.
  7. [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. [8]
    "Islahiye, a city devastated by the earthquake: 'We spend our days feeling thankful for being alive'". El País. 2023-02-10.
  9. [9]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  11. [11]
    "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — İslahiye". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.


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